Valenciennea puellaris, the Orange-spotted sleeper-goby, Orange-dashed goby, Maiden goby, or the Diamond Watchman goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It inhabits lagoons and outer reefs where it occurs over sandy substrates with larger pieces of rubble for it to burrow under. V. puellaris can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is also a prevalent fish in the aquarium hobby. Its diet is composed of zooplankton and dead fish or invertebrates.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Orange-dashed Goby being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Valenciennea
- Species
- Valenciennea puellaris
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