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Whip Coral Goby

Bryaninops yongei

Description:

Small semi-transparent Goby that lives on whip corals. Usually found in pairs. Acording to wikipedia, "whip coral goby respond to chemical signals released from the coral reefs they inhabit. The gobies will eliminate algae toxic to coral from their environment and will also clean mucus build-ups off of coral."

Habitat:

Coral Reef. Whip Coral. Spotted at Arthur's Rock.

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andreweleighton
Spotted by
andreweleighton

Batangas, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 20, 2014
Submitted on Mar 12, 2015

Spotted for Mission

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