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Loki whip-goby
Bryaninops loki
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Loki whip-goby
- Scientific
- Bryaninops loki
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 45 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny goby reaching about 4.5 cm that lives only on sea whips and other gorgonians.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bryaninops-loki.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bryaninops_loki.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.