Bearded worm goby (Taenioides cirratus)

Scientific name: Taenioides cirratus Blyth, 1860

Bearded worm goby (Taenioides cirratus)

The Bearded worm goby (Taenioides cirratus) is a freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, offshore islands of east Africa, India, and Australia. Reported from Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, New Guinea and New Caledonia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-49; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 42 - 47

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Taenioides cirratus
Family
Gobiidae (Gobies)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: offshore islands of east Africa, India, and Australia. Reported from Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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