Can you identify this fish from Fiji

[Papa Bear]

Not sure if this is a juvenile or a Goby?

[The Publisher]

Sure has the shape of a juvenile crocodile fish.....

[Papa Bear]

But displayed Goby behavior? Sand Diver (Lizard fish) was my guess, but never have seen a juvenile?

[The Publisher]

If only we had a side photo.....the mouth looks too flattened for a lizardfish....but it is sort of goby behavior, I agree.

[AlanWald]

Large Whip Coral Goby Bryaninops amplus

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/spec...iesname=amplus

or

Wire Coral Goby Bryaninops yongei


http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7251

or (though the above two look more like it, especially the head)

Red-spotted Dwarf goby Trimma rubromaculatus
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...y.php?id=58619


This is from a friend who lives in Fiji and studies fish

[Papa Bear]

Alan, thanks for the post, but I know the ones you posted and the head on this one is very different. Here are two Coral Whip Gobies and as you can see the head is very different! I am still on the hunt, but thanks!