Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Wire Coral Goby
Also known as: Whip Coral Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Bryaninops yongei
Size: Up to 1.5 in. (3.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-140 ft. (3-43 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Bryaninops (Genus)
        └B. yongei (Species)

Gobies & Blennies
Gobies

Wire Coral Goby

Red and Whitespotted Dwarfgoby

Redspotted Dwarfgoby

Twospot Sandgoby

Neophyte Sandgoby

Shoulderbar Goby

Stony Coral Ghostgoby

Common Ghostgoby

Redearth Pygmygoby

Twostripe Goby

Bluestreak Goby

Banded Goby



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