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Xenisthmus

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Xenisthmus
Xenisthmus clarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Xenisthmus
Snyder, 1908
Type species
Xenisthmus proriger
Snyder, 1908[1]
Synonyms

Xenisthmus is the most well-known genus in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,[2] a part of Gobiiformes.[3] These small to very small fish are known as wrigglers, and live in reefs and among rubble in the Indo-Pacific.[4]

Species

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Xenisthmus contains the following species:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Xenisthmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
  3. ^ a b c d Gill, Anthony C.; Hoese, Douglass F. (2004). "Three New Australian Species of the Fish Genus Xenisthmus (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 56 (2). The Australian Museum: 241–246. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1428. ISSN 0067-1975. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Xenisthmus". FishBase. July 2017 version.
  5. ^ Smith, J.L.B. (1958). "The fishes of the family Eleotridae in the western Indian Ocean". Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. 11. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology: 137–163. hdl:10962/d1018772.
  6. ^ Gill, Anthony C.; Randall, J.E. (1994). "Xenisthmus balius, a new species of fish from the Persian Gulf (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 107 (3). Biological Society of Washington: 445–450.
  7. ^ Jordan, D.S.; Seale, A. (1994). "The fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania". Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. 25.