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Taenioides limicola
Taenioides limicola Smith, 1964
Taenioides limicola
photo by Tibbatts, B.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Amblyopinae
Max. size:  12 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: east coast of South Africa and the Ryukyu Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-30; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 27-27. Barbels present on most of its head. Depression on upper part of opercle absent (Ref. 43239).
Biology:  Found in soft sediments of estuaries (Ref.43239).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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