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Class: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Xenisthmidae Collared wrigglers

Genus: Xenisthmus

(See list of species below)


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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 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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