[Short Note] New-Hecords of the Commensal Gobiid Genus, Bryaninops (Pisces: Gobiidae), from Southern Taiwan
I-Shiung Chen
Institute of Marine Resources, National Sun Vat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, R.O.C.
Preparatory Office, National Museum of Marine Biology/Aquarium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 800, R.O.C.
Chiao-Chuan Han
Institute of Marine Resources, National Sun Vat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, R.O.C.
Preparatory Office, National Museum of Marine Biology/Aquarium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 800, R.O.C.
Lee-Shing Fang
Institute of Marine Resources, National Sun Vat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, R.O.C.
Preparatory Office, National Museum of Marine Biology/Aquarium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 800, R.O.C.
This paper reports on two gobiids in the genus, Bryaninops from coral reef communities of southern Taiwan. These gobiids are usually commensal with gorgonians. The two species of the genus, B. yongei (Davis and Cohen, 1969) and B. loki Larson, 1985, are first records for Taiwan. Diagnostic characters, distribution, remarks, and color photos of these two species are given.
Keywords
Coral reef fish, Fish taxonomy, Fish fauna
