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Bony fish

Large Whip Goby

Bryaninops amplus

Also known as: Coral Goby, Gorgonian Goby, Gudgeon, Seawhip Goby, Whip Coral Goby, Whip Goby, Whiteline Seawhip Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Adult
@anonymous · December 20071 / 2
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Overview

Found in groups, living exclusively, on or in close association with gorgonian sea whips, in areas exposed to current.
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Reef Gobies have the largest and smallest species usually with very distinctive colouring.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in groups, living exclusively, on or in close association with gorgonian sea whips, in areas exposed to current.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyGobiidae
    6. genusBryaninops
    7. speciesBryaninops amplus Larson, 1985

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    More in the family

    Gobies (Gobiidae)