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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Amblyopinae
Genus: Taenioides

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Taenioides anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Taenioides anguillaris
[Eel worm goby]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Taenioides buchanani (Day, 1873)

Photo by Hasan, M.E.
 
Taenioides buchanani
[Burmese gobyeel]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Taenioides caniscapulus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Taenioides cirratus
[Bearded worm goby]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Taenioides eruptionis
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 29.2 cm TL
Taenioides esquivel Smith, 1947

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Taenioides esquivel
[Bulldog eelgoby]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837)

Photo by FAO
 
Taenioides gracilis
[Slender eel goby]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Taenioides jacksoni
[Bearded eelgoby]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Taenioides kentalleni Murdy & Randall, 2002

Photo by Murdy, E.O.
 
Taenioides kentalleni
[]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Taenioides limicola Smith, 1964

Photo by Tibbatts, B.
 
Taenioides limicola
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Taenioides mordax
[Eastern eelgoby]

Photo by FAO

Asia
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Taenioides nigrimarginatus Hora, 1924

Photo by FAO
 
Taenioides nigrimarginatus
[Blackfin eel goby]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Western Pacific.

Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)

Photo by Bucol, A.A.
 
Taenioides purpurascens
[Purple eelgoby]
13 Species of Family Gobiidae with Genus Taenioides
(Gobies)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1758 Taenioides anguillaris Eel worm goby Indo-Pacific 40 TL
1873 Taenioides buchanani Burmese gobyeel Indian Ocean 30 TL
1938 Taenioides caniscapulus Western Central Pacific
1860 Taenioides cirratus Bearded worm goby Indo-Pacific 30 TL
1849 Taenioides eruptionis Western Pacific.
1947 Taenioides esquivel Bulldog eelgoby Western Indian Ocean and 29.2 TL
1837 Taenioides gracilis Slender eel goby Africa 30 TL
1943 Taenioides jacksoni Bearded eelgoby Africa 12 TL
2002 Taenioides kentalleni Western Indian Ocean 19.8 SL
1964 Taenioides limicola Indo-Pacific 12 SL
1883 Taenioides mordax Eastern eelgoby Western Pacific
1924 Taenioides nigrimarginatus Blackfin eel goby Asia 23 TL
1884 Taenioides purpurascens Purple eelgoby Western Pacific.



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