Decorated Glidergoby, Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson 1994
A Decorated Glidergoby, Valenciennea decora, in the Solitary Islands. Source: Ian Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
A glidergoby with a series of yellow cross bars on the body and a yellow stripe along the lower sides, blue spots on the head, blue stripes below the eye, and a large black blotch on the first dorsal fin.
Glidergobies seek refuge in shallow burrows.
Decorated Glidergoby, Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson 1994
More Info
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Distribution |
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and reefs in the Coral Sea, to the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, south-west Pacific (New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga). |
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Etymology |
The specific name decora is from the Latin decorus meaning 'adorned' or 'elegant', in reference to the beautiful colour pattern of this species. |
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Species Citation |
Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson, 1994, Indo-Pacific Fishes 23: 18, fig. 2, pls 1C, 1D, 5B.Type locality: One Tree Island, Capricorn Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Decorated Glidergoby, Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson 1994
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Hoese, D.F. & Larson, H.K. 1994. Revision of the Indo-Pacific gobiid fish genus Valenciennea, with descriptions of seven new species. Indo-Pacific Fishes 23: 1-71 11 figs, 6 pls
Kuiter, R.H. 1992. Tropical Reef-Fishes of the Western Pacific, Indonesia and Adjacent Waters. Jakarta : PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama 314 pp. pls. [219, as Valenciennea sp 3]
Randall, J.E. 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press 707 pp.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Russell, B.C. 1983. Annotated checklist of the coral reef fishes in the Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Special Publication Series 1: 1-184 figs 1-2 [139, as Valenciennea sp 2]
