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Gobiiformes (Gobies) >
Gobiidae (Gobies) > Amblyopinae
Etymology: Taenioides: Latin, taenia = stripe + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Otterbein Snyder (1867–1943) was an American zoologist and pioneer ichthyologist of the American west. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Distribution
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Northwestern Pacific: Japan and Taiwan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138888); 16.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45 - 49; Anal soft rays: 44 - 46; Vertebrae: 31. This species is distinguished by the following:D 51-55; A 44-46; pectoral-fin rays 17-19; vertebrae 10 + 21 = 31; surface chin barbels, 3 pairs; pelvic-fin base fused by membrane to the abdomen; dermal folds with single row of sensory papillae on the head and body (Ref. 138888).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Koreeda, R., H.-C. Ho and H. Motomura, 2022. Records of the eel-goby, Taenioides snyderi (Actinopterygii: Gobiiformes: Gobiidae), from Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52(2):167-172. (Ref. 138888)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00447 (0.00197 - 0.01011), b=2.98 (2.79 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.7 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |