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Large whip goby
Bryaninops amplus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Large whip goby
- Scientific
- Bryaninops amplus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.6 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m (usually 5 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A small, semi-transparent reddish goby with a gold and red eye, reaching about 4.6 cm. It lives only on sea whips (whip-like gorgonians) in current-swept areas, blending in with its host.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bryaninops-amplus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Large_whip_goby_(Bryaninops_amplus)_(49605559332).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.