VALENCIENNEA WARDII - (PLAYFAIR, 1867)
Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Teleostei (Subclass) > Gobiiformes (Order) > Gobiidae (Family) > Gobiinae (Subfamily) > Valenciennea (Genus)
Broad-barred sleeper-goby, Broadbarred glider goby, Broadbarred glidergoby, Ward's sleeper, Sasahaze, ササハゼ, 鞍带凡塘鳢,
Synonymes
Calleleotris wardi (Playfair, 1867)
Eleotris ellioti (Day, 1888)
Eleotris wardii (Playfair, 1867)
Eleotroides wardi (Playfair, 1867)
Valencienna wardii (Playfair, 1867)
Valenciennea nigromaculata (Herre, 1932)
Valenciennea phaeochalina (Tanaka, 1917)
Valenciennea wardi (Playfair, 1867)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12 (usually: 12); Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11-12 (usually: 12); Pectoral rays: 19-22 (usually: 20-21); Longitudinal scale series: 70-88; Body depth: 5.0-5.5 in SL. Fish without filamentous dorsal spines; Rounded caudal fin, equal or slightly shorter than head; Ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid anteriorly in front of first dorsal fin; Head or midline of nape without scales; Side of nape with scales extending forward slightly anterior to opening of gill; Pectoral fin base and prepelvic area usually scaled. Max length: 15.0 cm SL. Depth range: 5 - 88 m, usually: 5 - 20 m.
Color
Pale grey to whitish body color with three brown bars on side; Blue-white band below eye; First dorsal fin with ocellated black spot; Presence of narrow dark brown saddles below anterior part of second dorsal fin and dorsally on caudal peduncle; Brown with narrow blue margin, outer half of caudal fin.
Etymology
Valenciennea: in honnor of Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) who was a French zoologist. He worked with Auguste Henri André Duméril (1812-1870), Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825) since 1815. He worked on the 22-volume of a "Histoire naturelle des poissons" (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Georges Cuvier died in 1832.
wardii: in honor of British diplomat Swinburne Ward (1830-1897), Her Majesty’s Civil Commissioner for the Seychelles (even though this goby was described from Zanzibar, Tanzania).
Broad-barred sleeper-goby, Broadbarred glider goby, Broadbarred glidergoby, Ward's sleeper, Sasahaze, ササハゼ, 鞍带凡塘鳢,
Synonymes
Calleleotris wardi (Playfair, 1867)
Eleotris ellioti (Day, 1888)
Eleotris wardii (Playfair, 1867)
Eleotroides wardi (Playfair, 1867)
Valencienna wardii (Playfair, 1867)
Valenciennea nigromaculata (Herre, 1932)
Valenciennea phaeochalina (Tanaka, 1917)
Valenciennea wardi (Playfair, 1867)
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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12 (usually: 12); Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11-12 (usually: 12); Pectoral rays: 19-22 (usually: 20-21); Longitudinal scale series: 70-88; Body depth: 5.0-5.5 in SL. Fish without filamentous dorsal spines; Rounded caudal fin, equal or slightly shorter than head; Ctenoid body scales, becoming cycloid anteriorly in front of first dorsal fin; Head or midline of nape without scales; Side of nape with scales extending forward slightly anterior to opening of gill; Pectoral fin base and prepelvic area usually scaled. Max length: 15.0 cm SL. Depth range: 5 - 88 m, usually: 5 - 20 m.
Color
Pale grey to whitish body color with three brown bars on side; Blue-white band below eye; First dorsal fin with ocellated black spot; Presence of narrow dark brown saddles below anterior part of second dorsal fin and dorsally on caudal peduncle; Brown with narrow blue margin, outer half of caudal fin.
Etymology
Valenciennea: in honnor of Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865) who was a French zoologist. He worked with Auguste Henri André Duméril (1812-1870), Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756-1825) since 1815. He worked on the 22-volume of a "Histoire naturelle des poissons" (1828–1848), carrying on alone after Georges Cuvier died in 1832.
wardii: in honor of British diplomat Swinburne Ward (1830-1897), Her Majesty’s Civil Commissioner for the Seychelles (even though this goby was described from Zanzibar, Tanzania).
Original description: Eleotris wardii Playfair, 1867 - Locality type: Zanzibar, Tanzania, western Indian Ocean.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Found in sandy areas of shallow lagoon reefs. Inhabits coastal bays and inner reefs, usually on deep silty slopes from about 15 meters down. Occurs in pairs.
Distribution
Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa and Madagascar east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Biology
Found in sandy areas of shallow lagoon reefs. Inhabits coastal bays and inner reefs, usually on deep silty slopes from about 15 meters down. Occurs in pairs.