Description
The species names / identity need verification. The original plates showed the fishes facing right and have been flipped here. Gobioides cirratus
Date 1878
Source Day, Francis (1878) The Fishes of India. Volume 2. https://archive.org/stream/fishesofindiabei02dayf#page/n5/mode/2up
Author George Henry Ford (1809–1876) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Ford
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gobioides_cirratus_Ford_69.jpg

Bearded worm goby (Taenioides cirratus) is a species of worm goby native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from islands offshore of eastern Africa to New Caledonia and from Japan to Australia. This species can be found in estuaries and coastal waters, preferring areas with mud substrates feeding on small crustaceans as well as other invertebrates. It is capable of surviving in air for a considerable period by sucking air into its bronchial chambers. This species can reach a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. Order: Perciformes, Family: Gobiidae.