Whip Goby, Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1968)
Scientific name: Bryaninops yongei
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A Whip Goby at a depth of 20m, North Solitary Island, New South Wales, March 2002
Image: Ian Shaw
© Ian Shaw
© Ian Shaw
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Bryaninops
- Species
- yongei
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- It grows to 4 cm in length.
Introduction
The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. It has a silver line above the lateral line and usually six red-brown bars on the sides.
Identification
The Whip Goby is semi-transparent. It has a silver line above the lateral line and usually six red-brown bars on the sides.
Habitat
The species usually occurs as a male/female pair on the seawhip Cirripathes anguina.
Distribution
It is found in tropical marine waters of the Western and Central Pacific.
In Australia it is known from Rowley Shoals, Western Australia and the northern to central coast of Queensland.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
References
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
