Black coral goby (Bryaninops tigris), on antipatharian seawhip (Cirripathes anguin). Always on black in male-female pairs, one pair per

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Black coral goby (Bryaninops tigris), on antipatharian seawhip (Cirripathes anguin). Always on black in male-female pairs, one pair per seawhip. Anilao, Manila, Philippines

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