Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Twostripe Goby
Valenciennea helsdingenii
Twostripe Goby
Also known as: Blacklined Glidergoby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Valenciennea helsdingenii
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Valenciennea (Genus)
        └V. helsdingenii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219594🔗
iNaturalist ID: 272555🔗

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