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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bryaninops (commonly known as sea whip gobies) is a tropical Indo-Pacific genus of gobies. The genus takes its common name from the fact that it is commensal on gorgonians (commonly known as sea whips) and black coral. The genus is further characterised by cryptic colouration.[2]
Bryaninops | |
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Whip coral dwarf goby, (B. yongei) on a whip coral (Cirrhipathes) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Gobiidae |
Genus: | Bryaninops J. L. B. Smith, 1959 |
Type species | |
Bryaninops ridens J. L. B. Smith, 1959[1] | |
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There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
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