Valenciennea Papuensis
📖 Overview
Valenciennea Papuensis (Valenciennea papuensis), first described by Allen, Erdmann & Mambrasar, 2024 is a tiny fish in the family Gobiidae (order Gobiiformes). Adults typically reach 3.50 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 15 to 20 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin rays VI + I,12-13 (usually 13); anal rays I,12; pectoral rays 19-20; lateral scales 67-74; transverse scales (upward and backward from anal-fin origin) 17-20; gill rakers on outer face of first arch 3-4; gill rakers on inner face of second arch 11; first dorsal fin low and rounded in profile; caudal fin rhomboidal with central rays longest, 3.8 (3.2-3.7) in SL; pair of dark stripes at eye level on head and body, and orange stripe on middle of side from snout to caudal fin base, contacting lower edge of eye; and size small, maximum about 50-60 mm SL .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Valenciennea Papuensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 20 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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