Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus
Large Whip Goby
Category: Gobies
Scientific Name: Bryaninops amplus
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2.5 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Hawaii
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Gobiiformes (Order)
      └Gobiidae (Family)
       └Bryaninops (Genus)
        └B. amplus (Species)

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