Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Xenisthmidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Genus Xenisthmus | |
Xenisthmus chi (Japan wriggler, chi xenisthmid) is a species of fish in the wriggler family, Xenisthmidae. Japan wrigglers are tiny and clear. Before Paedocypris progenetica and the dwarf goby (Pandaka pygmaea) were discovered, the Japan wriggler was the smallest known fish.
Distribution
Southwest Pacific.
References
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