In the spotlight
Meet the octopus at Nausicaá
A common octopus has just joined the ‘Mankind and Shores‘ exhibition.
Identity card
Blueband goby
- Scientific name:
- Valenciennea strigata
- Family:
- Gobiidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1782, Broussonet
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Tuamotu Islands, from southern Japan to Australia, New Caledonia, and Tonga.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, sandy or detrital substrates, often between 1 and 6 m.
- Size:
Up to 18 cm.
- Diet:
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Benthic invertebrates, small fish, fish eggs; filters sand with its mouth.
