Whip coral goby

Bryaninops yongei

Goby from the East China Sea

Whip coral goby is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Bryaninops
Maximum length: 3.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Hawaiian and Rapa islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the northern Great Barrier Reef. Also known from outer shelf off Miyakojima, East China Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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