Franco Banfi / Goby (Bryaninops sp) on coral branch, Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sulu Sea, Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines

Alex Mustard / Whip goby (Bryaninops sp.) with copepod parasites (with characteristic coiled egg mass) on a whip coral. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Whip coral goby (Bryaninops amplus) on coral, Anilao, Batangas, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Alex Mustard / Close up view of Large whip goby (Bryaninops amplus) on gorgonian sea whip. Kapalai Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Sulawesi Sea/Celebes Sea.

Alex Mustard / Translucent goby (Bryaninops erythrops) rests on sponge (Pione vastifica) covered in spionid worms (Polydorella smurovi) Nuweiba, Sinai, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Wire coral goby (Bryaninops youngei) on yellow wire coral (Cirripathes anguina) The Alternatives, Sha'ab Mahmood, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Wire coral goby (Bryaninops youngei) on Yellow wire coral (Cirripathes anguina) The Alternatives, Sha'ab Mahmood, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Translucent goby (Bryaninops erythrops) on red sponge (Pione sp.) Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.

Franco Banfi / Wire coral goby (Bryaninops yongei) on wire coral, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Loki whip goby (Bryaninopss loki) on Sea pen (Virgularia gustaviana). Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Whip goby {Bryaninops sp} pair on whip coral with their eggs, Indo-pacific