Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family) Gobies
      └Gobiinae (Subfamily)
       └Bryaninops (Genus)
        └B. yongei (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219391🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121340🔗

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