Valenciennea strigata is a species of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies.

[1] It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean where it can be found in outer lagoons and the seaward side of reefs.

It primarily inhabits burrows dug under rubble, using them as both a nesting site and a refuge from predators.

Such burrows typically have two entrances; however, only one of them is open, as the other is covered by rubble, sand, and algae.

This species can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL.