Valenciennea bella

This goby was described only 7 years ago.
A beautiful goby, whose main color of the body is sober red.
The color is called "AKANE " in Japanese, which is traditional and important in ancient Japan.

If you want to see more detail, please visit below links.
Super Weekly Gallery for vol.153 (1200 x 800px. 250KB)
Ultra Weekly Gallery for vol.153 (2400 x 1600px. 820KB)

depth : 115ft / 35m, Okinawa, JAPAN, 2001

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