Slender Eelgoby, Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes 1837)

Other Names: Slender Eel Goby

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Bray, D.J. 2019, Taenioides gracilis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 02 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/161

Slender Eelgoby, Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes 1837)

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Distribution	Darwin area, Northern Territory, and Cooktown to Palm Islands, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific, from the east coast of Africa and Madagascar to India, north to Japan and south to Australia. Inhabits inshore muddy areas and the tidal parts of rivers and estuaries.
Feeding	Feeds on small crustaceans and fishes.
Species Citation	Amblyopus gracilis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1837, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Vol. 12: 166. Type locality: Pondicherry, India.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2019
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Slender Eelgoby, Taenioides gracilis (Valenciennes 1837)

References

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