Bryaninops amplus, known commonly as the large whip goby or white-line seawhip goby, is a species of marine fish in the family Gobiidae.
The white-line seawhip goby is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area, including Hawaii but not the Red Sea.[2]
This fish is a small size that can reach a maximum size of 4.6 cm length.[3]
The large whip gobies are habitat specialists who are found in male-female pairs, or small groups clinging to gorgonian or antipatharian branches for shelter.The gobies don't have a strong preference for any specific type of host coral, but their occupancy depended on colony height. This makes them more likely to be found on multi-branched corals like Dichotella gemmacea than unbranched Junceella juncea.[4] The gobies are more likely to live on taller host-gorgonians because they are a more effective habitat and provide refuge from predators. Indicating gorgonian sea whip abundance and size have a positive association with the sea whip goby density and group size.[5]
References
- ↑ Larson, H.K. & Jaafar, Z. (2010). "Bryaninops amplus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154959A4677295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154959A4677295.en.
- ↑ "White-line Seawhip Goby - Bryaninops amplus - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
- ↑ "Bryaninops amplus summary page".
- ↑ Chouw, J., and Sih, J. (31 December 2009). "FISH AND WHIPS: USE OF GORGONIANS AS A HABITAT BY THE LARGE WHIPCORAL GOBY, BRYANINOPS AMPLUS (LARSON)" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 22: 145–157.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Jenkins, T. L., Galbraith, G. F., Srinivasan, M., Jenkins, T., Galbraith, G., Srinivasan, M., Jones, G. (5 December 2024). "Host distribution, size and habitat as determinants of population density and group size in a coral reef sea whip goby". Marine Ecology. 750: 153–165. doi:10.3354/meps14732.
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External links
- Photos of Bryaninops amplus in the Sealife Collection
