Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Bluestreak Goby
Valenciennea strigata
Bluestreak Goby
Also known as: Blueband Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Valenciennea strigata
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 1-75 ft. (0-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Fiji, Australia, Southern Caribbean
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. strigata (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219599🔗
iNaturalist ID: 179875🔗

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