Taenioides Explained

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.

Species

Thirteen recognized species are in this genus:

• 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)