| Bryaninops amplus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Gobiidae |
| Genus: | Bryaninops |
| Species: | B. amplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bryaninops amplus Larson, 1985 | |
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.
This fish is a small size that can reach a maximum size of 4.6 cm length.
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. The gobies are more likely to live on taller host-gorgonians because they are a more effective habitat and provide refuge from predators.
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.
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External links
- Photos of Bryaninops amplus on Sealife Collection
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