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Kuiter's Goby
Valenciennea immaculata (Ni, 1981)
Above and below: Kuiter's Gobies at a depth of 6m, Fairy Bower, Sydney, New South Wales, June 2003. View larger image.
Kuiter's Goby can be recognised by its colouration. It is pale with two blue-edged reddish-orange lines on the head and body. It has a pointed caudal fin.
This species grows to 12cm in length.
When disturbed Kuiter's Goby backs tail-first into a hole in the sand.
It occurs in tropical marine waters of the Western Pacific.
In Australia it is known from the central coast of Western Australia to the Northern Territory and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland to the central New South Wales coast.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
View an image Kuiter's Goby from the Australian Museum Fish Collection.
Further reading
- Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
- Kuiter, R.H. 2000. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Gary Allen. Pp. 437. (as Valenciennea sp)
- Kuiter, R.H. & T. Tonozuka. 2001. Indonesian Reef Fishes. Zoonetics. Pp.893.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
