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Taenioides purpurascens
Taenioides purpurascens (De Vis, 1884)
Purple eelgoby
Taenioides purpurascens
photo by Bucol, A.A.

Family:  Gobiidae (Gobies), subfamily: Amblyopinae
Max. size:  16 cm SL (male/unsexed); 15.5 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific. Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-38; Anal soft rays: 34-38; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: low number of total dorsal-fin elements, 41?44 (mean = 43.3) and anal-fin elements, 34?38 (mean = 36.3); with a short body, head length (HL)/SL 0.169?0.182 (mean = 0.175), preanal length (Preanal)/SL 0.391?0.449 (mean = 0.421), and body depth (BD)/SL 0.062?0.098 (mean = 0.082); barbels on ventral surface of head in a 2-4-2 pattern (Ref. 120675).
Biology:  Reported to be an inshore burrower found in muddy benthos (Ref. 120675).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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