Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Xenisthmidae Collared wrigglers

Genus: Xenisthmus

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Xenisthmus africanus
[Flathead wriggler]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Xenisthmus balius
[Freckled wriggler]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus chapmani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus chi
[Chi wriggler]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
 
Xenisthmus clarus
[Clear wriggler]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Xenisthmus eirospilus
[Spotted wriggler]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus nigrolateralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus oligoporus
[Few-pored wriggler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xenisthmus polyzonatus
[Bullseye wriggler]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus semicinctus
[Halfbelt wriggler]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Xenisthmus africanus Flathead wriggler Indian Ocean 3.8 TL 1958
Xenisthmus balius Freckled wriggler Western Indian Ocean 3.1 SL 1994
Xenisthmus chapmani Western Central Pacific 1.6 SL 1966
Xenisthmus chi Chi wriggler Eastern Indian Ocean 2.2 SL 2004
Xenisthmus clarus Clear wriggler Western Pacific 2.4 TL 1906
Xenisthmus eirospilus Spotted wriggler Southwestern Pacific 2.1 SL 2004
Xenisthmus nigrolateralis Northwest Pacific 2.8 SL 2022
Xenisthmus oligoporus Few-pored wriggler Western Indian Ocean 2.5 SL 2017
Xenisthmus polyzonatus Bullseye wriggler Indo-Pacific 3.1 TL 1871
Xenisthmus semicinctus Halfbelt wriggler Eastern Indian Ocean 1.9 SL 2004



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