Gobies - but which species?

Hi,

another picture from Lembeh... and I don't know which species of Goby it is.

By wahrmut at 2009-09-30

Does anybody know?

They were tiny (of course) and sitting on a gorgonie.

Cheers

Wahrmut

I shot one of these on a sea pen at Nudi Falls and categorized it as Bryaninops loki (Loki whip goby).

I believe that the dark speckles make this a Common Ghost Goby: Pleursicya mossambica

These little guys are really tough to id.

Cheers,

Marli

I shot one of these on a sea pen at Nudi Falls and categorized it as Bryaninops loki (Loki whip goby).

Hmm, I don't believe in Bryaninops loki...

Look at these pictures:

http://www.fishbase.gr/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=52430

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...=20061020132654

They seem to have a longer nose although there might be small differences at the same species.

@scubamarli:

Pleurosicya mossambica might be right - I IDed another Pleurosicya mossambica with completely different colour but this seems to depend on the corals they live on.

This picture

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/tiere/285..._mossambica.htm

looks quite promising.

Thank you both so far - any other ideas?

Cheers

Wahrmut

Do you reckon these are also Pleursicya mossambica then Marli? Sorry they're not so sharp but they're video grabs.

The one on the seapen, yes.

The second set, can't tell. Could be Bryanopsis loki, but as I can't see the tail, not sure. It would have a dark spot at the base of the tail.

Cheers

Marli

Do you reckon these are also Pleursicya mossambica then Marli? Sorry they're not so sharp but they're video grabs.

I'm with scubamarli - the 1st looks like Pleurosicya mossambica and the 2nd like one of the typical wip coral gobies (Bryaninops sp.).

Cheers

Wahrmut