Biology:Xenisthmus polyzonatus

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Xenisthmus polyzonatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Xenisthmus
Species:
X. polyzonatus
Binomial name
Xenisthmus polyzonatus
(Klunzinger, 1871)[2]
Synonyms
  • Eleotris polyzonatus Klunzinger, 1871
  • Luzoneleotris nasugbua Herre, 1938

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]

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

  1. 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. 
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Xenisthmus polyzonatus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=21768. 
  3. Nelson, JS; Grande, TC; Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817. 
  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Xenisthmus polyzonatus" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  5. Dianne J. Bray. "Xenisthmus polyzonatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/200. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2093058 entry