The Sand-sifting goby genus Valenciennea just got a bit bigger with the surprising discovery of a previously unrecognized species in the Coral Triangle. The new fish, V. yanoi—named after the same Mr. Korechika Yano of Amblyeleotris yanoi fame—had long been confused with a couple of very [...]
Valenciennea bella – Photo by Kevin Kohen Valenciennea is a genus of small, bottom-dwelling fish from the family Gobiidae. They can be found sifting sandy bottoms, along the edges of coral reefs and on flats in the Indo-Pacific. Behavior Valenciennea will perch directly on the substrate [...]