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)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Valenciennea (Genus)
       └V. helsdingenii (Species)

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