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Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004

Chi wriggler
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Xenisthmidae (Collared wrigglers)
Etymology: Xenisthmus: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, isthmos = throat, narrow passage (Ref. 45335); chi: Name from the Greek letter (chi), and refers to the X-shaped markings on the body; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Gill & Hoese.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowlwy Shoals, Timor Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59014); 2.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: second dorsal-fin rays I, 12; A rays I,11; predorsal area broadly scaled to just behind vertical through posterior edge of preopercle, a narrow median wedge of scales extending further forward almost to pore D; posterior naris no flap on anterior rim; head and body pale with brown reticulate mottling, forming about 11 X-shaped markings along the sides, between pectoral and caudal-fin bases (Ref. 59014).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A benthic, inshore species found in coral reefs (Ref. 75154).

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Gill, A.C. and D.F. Hoese, 2004. Three new Australian species of the fish genus Xenisthmus (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae). Rec. Aust. Mus.56(2):241-246. (Ref. 59014)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).