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Gobiidae (Gobies) > Amblyopinae
Etymology: Taenioides: Latin, taenia = stripe + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335); kentalleni: Named for Kent Allen.
Eponymy: Kent ‘Trig’ Allen (d: 1952) is an American zoologist and marine biologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Murdy & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
Indo-Pacific: known only from Saudi Arabia and Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 72; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 65; Vertebrae: 45. Body long and slender. Second dorsal and anal fins edged in black; caudal fin almost entirely black. Caudal vertebrae 35. Mouth large and almost vertical; tongue thick; isthmus narrow. Five pairs of short, thin barbels on ventral surface of head. Eyes rudimentary but distinct; covered by skin. Spinous dorsal-fin pterygiophore formula 3-12210; Y-shaped second anal fin pterygiophore present (Ref. 45318).
Body shape (shape guide): eel-like; Cross section: compressed.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Murdy, E.O. and J.E. Randall, 2002. Taenioides kentalleni, a new species of eel goby from Saudi Arabia (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae). Zootaxa 93:1-6. (Ref. 45318)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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