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Whip Coral Goby

Bryaninops yongei

Also known as: Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Seawhip Goby, Whip Goby, Wire Coral Goby, Yong's Coral Goby, Yonge's Wire Coral Goby

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
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@blogie · Coral Gardens, Talicud Island, Island Garden City of Samal, Philippines · December 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, living exclusively on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina, over current swept drop-off's, in lagoons, back reefs and seaward reefs.

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

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
barsspeckles
Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly or in pairs, living exclusively on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina, over current swept drop-off's, in lagoons, back reefs and seaward reefs.

RANGE
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Adult photos 1

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Discussion 2

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2 comments

  • Jolly· 31 May 2011

    I would love to know where this was taken? Such an amazing picture.

    Helpful· 1
  • Elcorin· 20 Sept 2009

    Thank you! I would now go on this blog every day!

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderGobiiformes
  5. familyGobiidae
  6. genusBryaninops
  7. speciesBryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969)

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