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Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus

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Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Gymnoxenisthmus
Species:
G. tigrellus
Binomial name
Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus

Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, is a species of family Xenisthmidae, regarded as a synonym of the Eleotridae.[2] This species is endemic to Red Sea occurring near an unnamed island in Farasan Archipelago, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia where it is found on a narrow reef flat at 8 metres (26 ft) depth. the area consisting of a sandy slope with patches of corals and near a rock face of 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height which had small caves and rock shelters.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC; Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 1119220815. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Gill, A.C.; Bogorodsky, S.V.; Mal, A.O. (2014). "Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, new genus and species of gobioid fish from the Red Sea (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3755 (5): 491–495. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.9. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)