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Xenisthmus
Sign in to saveXenisthmus is the most well-known genus in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae, a part of Gobiiformes. These small to very small fish are known as wrigglers, and live in reefs and among rubble in the Indo-Pacific.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Xenisthmus is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, International Standard Book Number and Chordata.
It sits within the topics Taxa named by John Otterbein Snyder and Xenisthmus.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyXenisthmidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 191
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Xenisthmidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Vanuatu, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Japan
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Xenisthmidae
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- FMIB 39695 Hetereleotris clara Jordan & Seale, new species Type.jpeg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Xenisthmus is the most well-known genus in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae, a part of Gobiiformes. These small to very small fish are known as wrigglers, and live in reefs and among rubble in the Indo-Pacific.
==Species== Xenisthmus contains the following species: Xenisthmus africanus J.L.B. Smith, 1958 – flathead wriggler or African wriggler Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994 – freckled wriggler Xenisthmus chapmani (Schultz, 1966) Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004 – chi wriggler Xenisthmus clarus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) – clear wriggler Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004 – spotted wriggler Xenisthmus oligoporus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2017 Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871) – bullseye wriggler or polyzonate wriggler Xenisthmus semicinctus Gill & Hoese, 2004
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