Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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 (including the Red Sea) to the islands in the center of the Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia contributors, Bryaninops yongei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:12:17.312394+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969)
- Name authority
- (Davis & Cohen, 1969)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Gobiidae
- Genus
- Bryaninops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyGobiinae Cuvier, 1816
- genusBryaninops Smith, 1959
- speciesBryaninops yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bryaninops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bryaninops tigris Larson, 1985 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| large whip gobyBryaninops amplus Larson, 1985 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops erythrops (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops natans Larson, 1985 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops ridens Smith, 1959 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops spongicolus Suzuki, Bogorodsky & Randall, 2012 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops tectus Suzuki & Randall, 2014 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops translucens Suzuki & Randall, 2014 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bryaninops annella Suzuki & Randall, 2014 | GobiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bryaninops youngei (Davis & Cohen, 1969) (Davis & Cohen, 1969) | synonym |
| Cottogobius yongei Davis & Cohen, 1969 Davis & Cohen, 1969 | synonym |
| Tenacigobius yongei (Davis & Cohen, 1969) (Davis & Cohen, 1969) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219391 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:NG6C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.