Thirteen recognized species are in this genus: •
Taenioides anguillaris (
Linnaeus, 1758) (eel worm goby) •
Taenioides buchanani (
F. Day, 1873) (Burmese gobyeel) •
Taenioides caniscapulus Roxas &
Ablan, 1938 •
Taenioides cirratus (
Blyth, 1860) (bearded worm goby) •
Taenioides eruptionis (
Bleeker, 1849) •
Taenioides esquivel J. L. B. Smith, 1947 (bulldog eelgoby) •
Taenioides gracilis (
Valenciennes, 1837) (slender eel goby) •
Taenioides jacksoni J. L. B. Smith, 1943 (bearded eelgoby) •
Taenioides kentalleni Murdy &
J. E. Randall, 2002 •
Taenioides limicola C. L. Smith, 1964 •
Taenioides mordax (
De Vis, 1883) •
Taenioides nigrimarginatus Hora, 1924 (blackfin eel goby) •
Taenioides purpurascens (
De Vis, 1884) (purple eelgoby) ==References==