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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Gobiidae Gobies
Subfamily: Amblyopinae
Genus: Taenioides

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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)

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Taenioides anguillaris
[Eel worm goby]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

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

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Taenioides buchanani
[Burmese gobyeel]
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Taenioides caniscapulus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

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Taenioides cirratus
[Bearded worm goby]
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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

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Taenioides esquivel
[Bulldog eelgoby]

Photo by FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes, 1837)

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Taenioides gracilis
[Slender eel goby]

Photo by Alladin, N.

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Taenioides jacksoni Smith, 1943

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Taenioides jacksoni
[Bearded eelgoby]

Photo by Murdy, E.O.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Taenioides kentalleni Murdy & Randall, 2002

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Taenioides kentalleni
[]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

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

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Taenioides limicola
[]
No picture found
 
Taenioides mordax
[Eastern eelgoby]

Photo by FAO

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

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Taenioides nigrimarginatus
[Blackfin eel goby]

Photo by Bucol, A.A.

Western Pacific. Australi
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)

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Taenioides purpurascens
[Purple eelgoby]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Taenioides anguillaris Eel worm goby Indo-Pacific 40 TL 1758
Taenioides buchanani Burmese gobyeel Indian Ocean 30 TL 1873
Taenioides caniscapulus Western Central Pacific 1938
Taenioides cirratus Bearded worm goby Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1860
Taenioides eruptionis Western Pacific. 1849
Taenioides esquivel Bulldog eelgoby Western Indian Ocean and 29.2 TL 1947
Taenioides gracilis Slender eel goby Indo-Pacific 30 TL 1837
Taenioides jacksoni Bearded eelgoby Africa 12 TL 1943
Taenioides kentalleni Indo-Pacific 19.8 SL 2002
Taenioides limicola Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1964
Taenioides mordax Eastern eelgoby Western Pacific 1883
Taenioides nigrimarginatus Blackfin eel goby Asia 23 TL 1924
Taenioides purpurascens Purple eelgoby Western Pacific. Australi 16 SL 1884



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