Sea-whip Goby
Bryaninops yongei
- Usual depth4–27 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Bryaninops yongei, the wire-coral goby or whip coral goby, is a benthic species of goby widely distributed from the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean to the islands in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 80 records
- February: 45 records
- March: 69 records
- April: 51 records
- May: 41 records
- June: 46 records
- July: 45 records
- August: 65 records
- September: 54 records
- October: 70 records
- November: 74 records
- December: 58 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–27 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Grete Pasch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Sea-whip Goby, Seawhip Goby, Whip coral goby, Whip-coral Goby, Whip Goby, Wire-coral Goby, Wire Coral Goby, Yonge's Sea Whip Goby
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Gobio de coral del mar de Yonge
- French
- Gobie de corail fouet, Gobie du corail-fouet
- Japanese
- Garasuhaze, ガラスハゼ
- Korean
- 유리망둑
- Simplified Chinese
- 勇氏珊瑚鰕虎, 頦突珊瑚鰕虎, 頦突珊瑚鰕虎魚
Other scientific names: Bryaninops youngei, Cottogobius yongei, Tenacigobius yongei
Similar species
Hovering GobyBryaninops natans
- Loki's Goby
Bryaninops loki
- Common goby
Pomatoschistus microps
Black-chest Shrimp-gobyAmblyeleotris guttata
Steinitz' gobyAmblyeleotris steinitzi
Barred ShrimpgobyAmblyeleotris wheeleri
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 245 open-data records from 1955 to 2017.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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