Bryaninops amplus

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Bryaninops amplus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Bryaninops
Species:
B. amplus
Binomial name
Bryaninops amplus
Larson, 1985

Bryaninops amplus, known commonly as the large whip goby or white-line seawhip goby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.

The white-line seawhip goby is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including Hawaii but not the Red Sea. [2]

This fish is a small size that can reach a maximum size of 4.6 cm length. [3]

The large whip gobies are habitat specialists who are found in male-female pairs, or small groups clinging to gorgonian or antipatharian branches for shelter.The gobies don't have a strong preference for any specific type of host coral, but their occupancy depended on colony height. This makes them more likely to be found on multi-branched corals like Dichotella gemmacea than unbranched Junceella juncea. [4] The gobies are more likely to live on taller host-gorgonians because they are a more effective habitat and provide refuge from predators. Indicating gorgonian sea whip abundance and size have a positive association with the sea whip goby density and group size. [5]

References

  1. Larson, H.K. & Jaafar, Z. (2010). "Bryaninops amplus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T154959A4677295. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154959A4677295.en .
  2. "White-line Seawhip Goby - Bryaninops amplus - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
  3. "Bryaninops amplus summary page".
  4. Chouw, J., and Sih, J. (31 December 2009). "FISH AND WHIPS: USE OF GORGONIANS AS A HABITAT BY THE LARGE WHIPCORAL GOBY, BRYANINOPS AMPLUS (LARSON)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 22: 145–157.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. Jenkins, T. L., Galbraith, G. F., Srinivasan, M., Jenkins, T., Galbraith, G., Srinivasan, M., Jones, G. (5 December 2024). "Host distribution, size and habitat as determinants of population density and group size in a coral reef sea whip goby". Marine Ecology. 750: 153–165.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)