Taenioides cirratus

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Taenioides cirratus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Oxudercidae
Genus: Taenioides
Species:
T. cirratus
Binomial name
Taenioides cirratus
(Blyth, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Amblyopus cirratus Blyth, 1860
  • Gobioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860)
  • Amblyopus brachygaster Günther, 1861
  • Taenioides brachygaster (Günther, 1861)
  • Taenioides snyderi D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925

Taenioides cirratus, known as the Bearded worm goby, is a

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
.

Description

This species can reach a total length of 30 cm (12 in) .[2]

Habitat and distribution

The species can be found in

Mae Klong River (Samut Songkram Province) and Thai Sea Boundary. In Thailand, this species is called plā k̄heụ̄x (ปลาเขือ) and is sometimes eaten.[3]
It is capable of surviving in air for a considerable period by sucking air into its bronchial chambers probably to move over land. Taenioides Cirratus is an invasive species that has "successfully invaded Gaoyou lake (1980s), Louma lake (2005), and Nansi lake (2011) (Yangyang et al.).” In Chaohu Lake in 2015, they reduced the population of shrimp and benthic fish.

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196407A2454430.en
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  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Taenioides cirratus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. ^ "ครัวจุฟๆ นครศรี& ทอดปลาเขือ สดๆ 6/8/58" (in Thai). youtube. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved June 28, 2016.


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