Biology:Taenioides

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Taenioides
Slender eel goby, Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837) by J. L. Nievera.jpg
Slender eel goby (T. gracilis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Subfamily: Amblyopinae
Genus: Taenioides
Lacépède, 1800
Type species
Taenioides hermannii
Lacépède, 1800
Synonyms
  • Amblyopus Valenciennes, 1837
  • Gymnurus Rafinesque, 1815
  • Leme De Vis, 1883
  • Psilosomus Swainson, 1839

Taenioides is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish, and marine waters of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

Thirteen recognized species are in this genus:[1]

  • Taenioides anguillaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (eel worm goby)
  • Taenioides buchanani (F. Day, 1873) (Burmese gobyeel)
  • Taenioides caniscapulus Roxas & Ablan, 1938
  • Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) (bearded worm goby)
  • Taenioides eruptionis (Bleeker, 1849)
  • Taenioides esquivel J. L. B. Smith, 1947 (bulldog eelgoby)
  • Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837) (slender eel goby)
  • Taenioides jacksoni J. L. B. Smith, 1943 (bearded eelgoby)
  • Taenioides kentalleni Murdy & J. E. Randall, 2002
  • Taenioides limicola C. L. Smith, 1964
  • Taenioides mordax (De Vis, 1883)
  • Taenioides nigrimarginatus Hora, 1924 (blackfin eel goby)
  • Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis, 1884) (purple eelgoby)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Taenioides in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q302698 entry