twostripe goby
Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Valenciennea helsdingenii is a species of goby from the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly known as the twostripe goby, black-lined sleeper goby, or railway sleeper goby. It can grow up to a length of 25 cm (9.8 in) and is distinguishable by two prominent orange to black lines running longitudinally through its body.
Wikipedia contributors, Valenciennea helsdingenii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:21:24.195966+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Valenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1858)
- Common name
- twostripe goby
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Valenciennea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusValenciennea Bleeker, 1856
- speciesValenciennea helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Valenciennea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Valenciennea randalli Hoese & Larson, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ward's sleeperValenciennea wardii (Playfair, 1867) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| sixspot gobyValenciennea sexguttata (Valenciennes, 1837) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea limicola Hoese & Larson, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea immaculata (Ni, 1981) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea decora Hoese & Larson, 1994 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea yanoi Suzuki, Senou & Randall, 2016 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea schlieweni Zarei, Motomura & Chakona, 2026 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Valenciennea zaboae Zarei, Motomura & Chakona, 2026 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Valenciennesia helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
| Calleleotris helsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
| Eleotriodes helsdingeni Bleeker, 1858 Bleeker, 1858 | synonym |
| Eleotriodes helsdingenii Bleeker, 1858 Bleeker, 1858 | synonym |
| Valenciennea helsdingeni (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
| Valenciennea heldsdingenii (Bleeker, 1858) (Bleeker, 1858) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219594 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7F9DV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.