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large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus)
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large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus) specimen
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Gobiidae

large whip goby

Bryaninops amplus

Four centimeters perched on whip corals

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

large whip goby is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the largest recorded length is 4.6 cm.

Family
Gobiidae
Maximum length
4.6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Natal, South Africa (Ref. 11228 ) and Madagascar to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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