Xenisthmus polyzonatus
Xenisthmus polyzonatus (bull's-eye wriggler or polyzonate wriggler) is a species of fish in the Xenisthmidae (wriggler) family, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae.[3].. It is found in the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands.[4]
| Xenisthmus polyzonatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Xenisthmus |
| Species: | X. polyzonatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871)[2] | |
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It is golden-brown to orange-brown in colour with approximately 10-12 irregular pale-greyish bars along its flanks and a small black spot with pale edges, like a bullseye, on the base of the tail. The spots on the dorsal and caudal fins form irregular stripes.[5]
References
- Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Xenisthmus polyzonatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69740895A69742739. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69740895A69742739.en.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Xenisthmus polyzonatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Xenisthmus polyzonatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- Dianne J. Bray. "Xenisthmus polyzonatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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