Trypauchen pelaeos

Trypauchen pelaeos

Membranous structures connect dorsal caudal and anal fins

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Tropical fish

Trypauchen pelaeos is a species of eel goby found in Indochina and southern China. It is reddish in color and has an elongated body with the anal, caudal, and the two dorsal fins fused together with membranous structures. It is similar in appearance and habits to the closely related burrowing goby, Trypauchen vagina.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Trypauchen
Water type: Marine