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IllustrationBlack coral goby
Bryaninops tigris
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Black coral goby
- Scientific
- Bryaninops tigris
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Gobiidae (gobies)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 2.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 15 to 53 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny, slender goby reaching about 2.5 cm that lives on black coral bushes on current-swept deep slopes. The male guards eggs laid on a cleared patch of the coral branch.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bryaninops-tigris.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.