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Redeye goby
Bryaninops natans
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Redeye goby
- Scientific
- Bryaninops natans
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 7 to 27 m
- IUCN status
- NT · Near ThreatenedNear Threatened (NT), assessed 2017
Description
A tiny, translucent goby with a striking red eye and a yellowish body, reaching about 2.5 cm. Small groups hover just above the branches of Acropora corals in sheltered reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bryaninops-natans.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pinkeye_Goby_(11019911013).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.