Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Gobiidae (Family)
      └Bryaninops (Genus)

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