''Trypauchen pelaeos'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of eel goby found in

Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...

and southern

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. It is reddish in color and has an elongated body with the

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, and the two

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s fused together with membranous structures. It is similar in appearance and habits to the closely related burrowing goby, ''

Trypauchen vagina ''Trypauchen vagina'', commonly known as the burrowing goby, is a species of eel goby found in the Indo-Pacific region. It has an elongated body about in length. It is reddish-pink in color and possesses distinctive pouches in the upper edges ...

''. ''T. pelaeos'' was first described by

Edward O. Murdy Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-S ...

in 2006. The generic name is derived from

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τρύπα (''trupa'', "hole") and αυχενος (''aukhenos'', "neck"). The specific name means "mud-dweller", from πηλός (''pélos'', "mud").

References

Fish described in 2006 Trypauchen {{Oxudercidae-stub