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"Valenciennea puellaris" is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits lagoons and outer reefs where it occurs on sandy substrates with larger pieces of rubble to burrow under. It can reach a length of 20 centimetres SL. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Its main diet is composed of zoo plankton and dead fish or insects.

Similar species: Gobies And Allies
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Aug 9, 2022. Captured Jul 18, 2022 08:43.
  • TG-6
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO500
  • 18mm