Valenciennea wardii, Ward's sleeper, Ward's sleeper goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean in bays, reefs and lagoons at depths of from 12 to 35 metres (39 to 115 ft). It can be found on sandy or silty substrates. This species can reach a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The specific name honours the United Kingdom diplomat Swinburne Ward (1830-1897) who was Her Majesty's Civil Commissioner for the Seychelles, although this species was described from specimens collected off Zanzibar.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Valenciennea |
| Species: | V. wardii
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References
edit- ^ Larson, H. (2016). "Valenciennea wardii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T68333312A72474262. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T68333312A72474262.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Valenciennea wardii". FishBase. June 2013 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (24 July 2018). "Order Gobiiformes: Family Gobiidae (r-z)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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