Genus Taenioides Lacépède, 1800
Eel Gobies
- Taenioides Lacépède, B.G. 1800. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Paris : chez Plassan Vol. 2 632 pp. 20 pls. [532].
Type species:
Taenioides hermannii Lacépède, 1800 by monotypy.
Introduction
The genus is in need of revision and the names used here are tentative. Murdy (2018) is followed here for Australian species.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
GOBIIDAE: Taenioides limicola Smith, 1964 [now regarded as a junior synonym of Trypauchenopsis intermedius Volz, 1903; Australian records based on misidentified Caragobius rubristriatus] — Shibukawa, K. & Murdy, E.O. 2012. A redescription of the eel goby Trypauchenopsis (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with comments on relationships. Copeia 2012(3): 527-534
- Other Excluded
GOBIIDAE: Taenioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) [species of uncertain identity]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Murdy, E. 2011. Systematics of Amblyopinae. pp. 107-118 in Patzner, R.A., Van Tassell, J.L., Kovačić, M. & Kapoor, B.G. (eds). The Biology of Gobies. Enfield, New Hampshire : Science Publishers 685 pp.
Murdy, E.O. 2018. A redescription of the gobiid fish Taenioides purpurascens (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with comments on, and a key to, species in the genus. Ichthyological Research 1-8 [Date published 04 May 2018: Online version]
Common Name References
Pollard, J. (ed.) 1980. G.P. Whitley's Handbook of Australian Fishes. North Sydney : Jack Pollard Publishing Pty Ltd 629 pp. [282] (Eel Gobies)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2019 | GOBIIDAE | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 14-May-2015 | GOBIOIDEI | 21-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese |
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |