TaenioidesTaenioides is a genus of gobies native to fresh, brackish, and marine waters of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.SpeciesThirteen recognized species are in this genus:Taenioides anguillaris Taenioides buchanani Taenioides caniscapulus Roxas & Ablan, 1938Taenioides cirratus Taenioides eruptionis Taenioides esquivel J. L. B. Smith, 1947 Taenioides gracilis Taenioides jacksoni J. L. B. Smith, 1943 Taenioides kentalleni Murdy & J. E. Randall, 2002Taenioides limicola C. L. Smith, 1964Taenioides mordax Taenioides nigrimarginatus Hora, 1924 ''Taenioides purpurascens''