Biology:Xenisthmus chi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Xenisthmus |
| Species: | X. chi
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004
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Xenisthmus chi (Japan wriggler, chi xenisthmid) is a species of fish in the wriggler family, Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,.[1] Japan wrigglers are tiny and clear. Before Paedocypris progenetica and the dwarf goby (Pandaka pygmaea) were discovered, the Japan wriggler was the smallest known fish.[2]
Distribution
Southwest Pacific.[2]
References
- ↑ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC; Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 1119220815.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gill, Anthony C.; Hoese, Douglass F. (2004). "Three New Australian Species of the Fish Genus Xenisthmus (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae)". Records of the Australian Museum (The Australian Museum) 56: 241–246. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1428. ISSN 0067-1975. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17998/1428_complete.pdf. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q782742 entry
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