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Bryaninops yongei
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
Commensal with Whip Corals
This particular Goby has a Copepod parasite on its body. The spriral/wiry thing on the back of the Goby is actually the Eggs of the Copepod parasite
Spotted on Aug 13, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks, @Cindy, and @Chun, added to that mission :)
Those are some amazing eggs !
You can add this spotting into the egg mission.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8022...
Nice find!
Yes, I was wondering about the spiral! Nice finding!