Broadbarred Glidergoby, Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1866)
Other Names: Broadbarred Glider Goby, Broad-barred Sleeper Goby, Ward's Goby, Ward's Sleeper Saddled Gudgeon
A Broadbarred Glidergoby, Valenciennea wardii, at Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Source: Teresa Zubi / FishBase. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A small pale greyish to whitish glidergoby with 3 broad brownish bars on the sides, a black spot on the first dorsal and a pale bluish streak under the eye.
Broadbarred Glidergobies are usually seen in pairs on silty bottoms.
Video of a Broadbarred Glidergoby sifting food items from sand at Kashiwajima, Japan.
Broadbarred Glidergobies are usually seen in pairs on silty bottoms.
Video of a Broadbarred Glidergoby sifting food items from sand at Kashiwajima, Japan.
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Dianne J. Bray, Valenciennea wardii in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/180
Broadbarred Glidergoby, Valenciennea wardii (Playfair 1866)
References
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Playfair, R.L. in Playfair, R.L. & Günther, A. 1866. The Fishes of Zanzibar. London : John van Voorst 146 pp. 21 pls.
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