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Valenciennea muralis (Valenciennes, 1837)
Valenciennea muralis is part of a genus of gobies known as Sleeper Gobies; it has a large mouth for sifting small invertebrates out o fthe sandbed. It is white with light dusky spots and faint orange- or red-brown horizontal stripes down the mid-body.
In nature they inhabit shallow coastal sand and rubble flats. Mural Sleeper Gobies stay near the bottom of the tank, sifting through sand and hiding in the rockwork. Make sure your substrate is fine enough that they can pass the grains through their gills without causing damage.
They are peaceful toward other fish, but may be aggressive toward other gobies. Adults occur in pairs while juveniles were often seen in small groups. Breeding pairs are commonly found sharing a single burrow. They eat a mixture of frozen and flake foods.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Synonymised names
Eleotris lineata Castelnau, 1875 · unaccepted
Eleotris muralis Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Eleotris nigrifilis Ogilby, 1897 · unaccepted
Eleotris trabeatus Richardson, 1843 · unaccepted
Eleotroides muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Valencienna muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Valenciennea aruensis Ogilby, 1910 · unaccepted
Valenciennea muralis is part of a genus of gobies known as Sleeper Gobies; it has a large mouth for sifting small invertebrates out o fthe sandbed. It is white with light dusky spots and faint orange- or red-brown horizontal stripes down the mid-body.
In nature they inhabit shallow coastal sand and rubble flats. Mural Sleeper Gobies stay near the bottom of the tank, sifting through sand and hiding in the rockwork. Make sure your substrate is fine enough that they can pass the grains through their gills without causing damage.
They are peaceful toward other fish, but may be aggressive toward other gobies. Adults occur in pairs while juveniles were often seen in small groups. Breeding pairs are commonly found sharing a single burrow. They eat a mixture of frozen and flake foods.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Synonymised names
Eleotris lineata Castelnau, 1875 · unaccepted
Eleotris muralis Valenciennes, 1837 · unaccepted
Eleotris nigrifilis Ogilby, 1897 · unaccepted
Eleotris trabeatus Richardson, 1843 · unaccepted
Eleotroides muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Valencienna muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Valenciennea aruensis Ogilby, 1910 · unaccepted
