Valenciennea bella

(Hoese & Larson, 1994)

Vernacular names
English : Bella goby
French : Gobie Bella, Gobie à menton noir

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Gobiiformes
Family : Gobiidae
Notes : No subspecies known

Identification
Body color dark pinkish-grey with yellow head. Lower flanks and underside white with large black area below head. Two parallel black-edged blue lines on cheeks.

Range and habitat
Western Pacific ocean, from Okinawa (Japan) to Philippines. Found around coastal reef areas, over rubble, rocky and sandy bottoms.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a very small range and remains uncommon to rare. Population data are limited so far. It is locally caught for trade but numbers seem to remain low at this time.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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