Xenisthmidae

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Scientific name Xenisthmidae Rank Family		Phylum Chordata Suborder Gobioidei Higher classification Gobioidei
Similar Kraemeriidae, Rhyacichthyidae, Elassomatidae, Harpagiferidae, Perciformes

Collared wrigglers are perciform fishes in the family Xenisthmidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, where they are mostly reef-dwelling.

Species

The 10 species in 7 genera are:

Genus Allomicrodesmus Schultz, 1966

Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966

Genus Gymnoxenisthmus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2014

Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2014

Genus Kraemericus

Kraemericus smithi Menon & Talwar, 1972

Genus Paraxenisthmus Gill & Hoese, 1993

Paraxenisthmus springeri Gill & Hoese, 1993

Genus Rotuma Springer, 1988

Rotuma lewisi Springer, 1988

Genus Tyson Springer, 1983

Tyson belos Springer, 1983

Genus Xenisthmus Snyder, 1908

Xenisthmus africanus Smith, 1958 (the flathead wriggler or African wriggler)

Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994

Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004

Xenisthmus clarus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)

Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004

Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871) (the bull's-eye wriggler or polyzonate wriggler) is peach-coloured with a bull's-eye-like spot on its tail.

Xenisthmus semicinctus Gill & Hoese, 2004

References

Xenisthmidae Wikipedia

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