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Whip/Wire Coral Goby - Bryaninops yongei with Parasites This simple looking Goby - Bryaninops yongei makes interesting photography when they are found with Parasites on their body. The small thing attached to its back is a copepod parasite and the 2 wiry stuff at the end of it are its egg sac. Anilao,Batangas,Bryaninops yongei,Geotagged,Goby,Philippines,Whip coral goby Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Whip/Wire Coral Goby - Bryaninops yongei with Parasites

This simple looking Goby - Bryaninops yongei makes interesting photography when they are found with Parasites on their body. The small thing attached to its back is a copepod parasite and the 2 wiry stuff at the end of it are its egg sac.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Your attention to detail is awe inspiring! Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks, fchristant :)
      This is what makes macro and super-macrophotography more interesting :D
      A simple subject elevated to a higher level!       Posted 9 years ago

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The Whip coral goby

''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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Similar species: Gobies And Allies
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured in Unnamed Road, Tingloy, Batangas, Philippines.
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