Valenciennea
Species
Species
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There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | *[Valenciennea alleni](/wiki/Valenciennea_alleni "Valenciennea alleni")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Allen's glidergoby | from northern Australia, from Shark Bay, Western Australia to Decapolis Reef, Queensland. |
|  | *[Valenciennea bella](/wiki/Valenciennea_bella "Valenciennea bella")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Bella goby | Okinawa, Japan and the Philippines. |
|  | *[Valenciennea decora](/wiki/Valenciennea_decora "Valenciennea decora")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Decorated glidergoby | Australia, New Caledonia, and Fiji. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Twostripe_goby_%28Valenciennea_helsdingenii%29_%2842703344194%29.jpg "Twostripe goby (Valenciennea helsdingenii) (42703344194).jpg") | *[Valenciennea helsdingenii](/wiki/Valenciennea_helsdingenii "Valenciennea helsdingenii")* ([Bleeker](/wiki/Pieter_Bleeker "Pieter Bleeker"), 1858\) | Two\-stripe goby | the coast of East Africa, the southern Red Sea, the Maldives, southeast India and Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, Australia, western Oceania, and Japan. |
|  | *[Valenciennea immaculata](/wiki/Valenciennea_immaculata "Valenciennea immaculata")* ([Y. Ni](/wiki/Ni_Yong "Ni Yong"), 1981\) | Red\-lined sleepergoby | Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong, Philippines, and from Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales (Australia). |
|  | *[Valenciennea limicola](/wiki/Valenciennea_limicola "Valenciennea limicola")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Mud goby | known only from Thailand and Fiji. Recorded from Bali, Indonesia |
| [120px](/wiki/File:ValenciennLongipinnMarkShepherd.jpg "ValenciennLongipinnMarkShepherd.jpg") | *[Valenciennea longipinnis](/wiki/Valenciennea_longipinnis "Valenciennea longipinnis")* ([Lay](/wiki/George_Tradescant_Lay "George Tradescant Lay") \& [E. T. Bennett](/wiki/Edward_Turner_Bennett "Edward Turner Bennett"), 1839\) | Long\-finned goby | the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean |
|  | *[Valenciennea muralis](/wiki/Valenciennea_muralis "Valenciennea muralis")* ([Valenciennes](/wiki/Achille_Valenciennes "Achille Valenciennes"), 1837\) | Mural goby | widely distributed in the eastern Indian Ocean and western tropical Pacific. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Parva_goby_%28Valenciennea_parva%29_%2832168554717%29.jpg "Parva goby (Valenciennea parva) (32168554717).jpg") | *[Valenciennea parva](/wiki/Valenciennea_parva "Valenciennea parva")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Parva goby | Ashmore Reef, Maldives, and Seychelles to Oceania, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. |
|  | *[Valenciennea persica](/wiki/Valenciennea_persica "Valenciennea persica")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 |  | Persian Gulf to Masirah Island, central Oman. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:OtomeHZ.jpg "OtomeHZ.jpg") | *[Valenciennea puellaris](/wiki/Valenciennea_puellaris "Valenciennea puellaris")* ([Tomiyama](/wiki/Itiro_Tomiyama "Itiro Tomiyama"), 1956\) | Maiden goby | the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Greenband_goby_%28Valenciennea_randalli%29_%2838847420180%29.jpg "Greenband goby (Valenciennea randalli) (38847420180).jpg") | *[Valenciennea randalli](/wiki/Valenciennea_randalli "Valenciennea randalli")* [Hoese](/wiki/Douglass_Fielding_Hoese "Douglass Fielding Hoese") \& [Larson](/wiki/Helen_Kay_Larson "Helen Kay Larson"), 1994 | Green\-band goby | Ryukyu Islands, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Malaysia, Palau, Indonesia and the Great Barrier Reef. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Sixspot_goby_%28Valenciennea_sexgutata%29_%2848853176787%29.jpg "Sixspot goby (Valenciennea sexgutata) (48853176787).jpg") | *[Valenciennea sexguttata](/wiki/Valenciennea_sexguttata "Valenciennea sexguttata")* ([Valenciennes](/wiki/Achille_Valenciennes "Achille Valenciennes"), 1837\) | Six\-spot goby | the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Bluestreak_goby_%28Valenciennea_strigata%29_%2829818350308%29.jpg "Bluestreak goby (Valenciennea strigata) (29818350308).jpg") | *[Valenciennea strigata](/wiki/Valenciennea_strigata "Valenciennea strigata")* ([Broussonet](/wiki/Pierre_Marie_Auguste_Broussonet "Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet"), 1782\) | Blue\-band goby | the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean |
| [120px](/wiki/File:Widebarred_goby_%28Valenciennea_wardii%29_%2838847419670%29.jpg "Widebarred goby (Valenciennea wardii) (38847419670).jpg") | *[Valenciennea wardii](/wiki/Valenciennea_wardii "Valenciennea wardii")* ([Playfair](/wiki/Robert_Lambert_Playfair "Robert Lambert Playfair") ([fr](/wiki/Robert_Lambert_Playfair "Robert Lambert Playfair")), 1867\) | Ward's sleepergoby | the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean |
|  | *[Valenciennea yanoi](/wiki/Valenciennea_yanoi "Valenciennea yanoi")* [T. Suzuki](/wiki/Toshiyuki_Suzuki "Toshiyuki Suzuki"), [Senou](/wiki/Hiroshi_Senou "Hiroshi Senou") \& [J. E. Randall](/wiki/John_Ernest_Randall "John Ernest Randall"), 2016 Suzuki, T., Senou, H. \& Randall, J.E. (2016\): *Valenciennea yanoi*, a new gobiid fish from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Teleostei: Gobiidae). *Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 21: 1–9\.* |  | Japan |
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What are the common names of the fish Valenciennea strigata, V. sexguttata, V. wardii