Xenisthmus
Xenisthmus is the most well-known genus in the family Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae, a part of Gobiiformes. These small to very small fish are known as wrigglers, and live in reefs and among rubble in the Indo-Pacific.
Species
Xenisthmus contains the following species:- Xenisthmus africanus J.L.B. Smith, 1958 – flathead wriggler or African wriggler
- Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994 – freckled wriggler
- Xenisthmus chapmani
- Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004 – chi wriggler
- Xenisthmus clarus – clear wriggler
- Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004 – spotted wriggler
- Xenisthmus oligoporus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2017
- Xenisthmus polyzonatus – bullseye wriggler or polyzonate wriggler
- Xenisthmus semicinctus Gill & Hoese, 2004