Systematic position Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) Order: Perciformes (Perches) Family: Gobiidae (Gobies) Subfamily: Amblyopinae Genus: Taenioides Species: T. cirratus Synonyms Amblyopus brachygaster Günther, 1861 Amblyopus cirratus Blyth, 1860 Gobioides cirratus (Blyth, 1860) Taenioides brachygaster (Günther, 1861) Taenioides snyderi