1987•The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern TerritoryOpen access
A new species of Bryaninops (Pisces:Gobiidae) with notes on new records of three species of the genus
Helen K. Larson
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Abstract
A new species of commensal goby, Bryaninops nexus, is described from northern Australia and the Ryukyu Islands.This fish hovers, often upside down, among the branches of large staghorn corals ( Acropora ).It is unique in that the nostrils are absent, replaced by a low oval rim.Additional material of four species of Bryaninops Smith is reported on; three are new records for Japan.