Xenisthmidae
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Wrigglers are perciform fishes in the family Xenisthmidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, where they are mostly reef-dwelling.
[edit] Species
There are nine species in six genera:
- Genus Allomicrodesmus
- Dorothea's wriggler, Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966.
- Genus Kraemericus
- Kraemericus smithi Menon & Talwar, 1972.
- Genus Paraxenisthmus
- Paraxenisthmus springeri (nil).
- Genus Rotuma
- Rotuma lewisi Springer, 1988.
- Genus Tyson
- Tyson belos Springer, 1983.
- Genus Xenisthmus
- Flathead wriggler, Xenisthmus africanus Smith, 1958.
- Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994.
- Xenisthmus clarus (Jordan & Seale, 1906).
- Bullseye wriggler, Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871).
[edit] References
- "Xenisthmidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
