''Taenioides'' is a genus of

gobies Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...

native to fresh, brackish, and marine waters of the coastal areas of the

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and the western

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Species

Thirteen recognized species are in this genus: * ''

Taenioides anguillaris ''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'' (Linnae ...

'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

, 1758) (eel worm goby) * ''

Taenioides buchanani ''Taenioides buchanani'', the Burmese gobyeel, is a species of goby found in the Indian Ocean along the east coast of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of TL. Etymology The gobyeel is named in honor of Francis Hami ...

'' ( F. Day, 1873) (Burmese gobyeel) * ''

Taenioides caniscapulus ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' Roxas & Ablan, 1938 * ''

Taenioides cirratus ''Taenioides cirratus'',the Bearded worm goby, is a species of worm goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from islands offshore of eastern Africa to New Caledonia and from Japan to Australia. This species can be found in ...

'' ( Blyth, 1860) (bearded worm goby) * ''

Taenioides eruptionis ''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'' (Linnae ...

'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Taenioides esquivel ''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'' (Linnae ...

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1947 (bulldog eelgoby) * ''

Taenioides gracilis ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' (

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

, 1837) (slender eel goby) * ''

Taenioides jacksoni The bearded eelgoby (''Taenioides jacksoni''), also known as the bearded goby, is a species of goby endemic to South Africa where it inhabits muddy areas of mangrove swamps, estuaries and river A river is a natural flowing watercourse ...

, 1943 (bearded eelgoby) * ''

Taenioides kentalleni ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' Murdy & J. E. Randall, 2002 * ''

Taenioides limicola ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' C. L. Smith, 1964 * ''

Taenioides mordax ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' (

De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),

, 1883) * ''

Taenioides nigrimarginatus ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' Hora, 1924 (blackfin eel goby) * ''

Taenioides purpurascens ''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'' (Linnaeu ...

'' (

De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),

, 1884)

References

Amblyopinae Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gobiiformes-stub