Xenisthmus clarus

Xenisthmus clarus, better known as the clear wriggler, is a species of fish in the Xenisthmidae (wriggler) family, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae.[2] It is found in the Western Pacific (including the Ryukyu Islands, and northern Australia) and the southern Pacific. It has also been reported from the waters around Samoa and American Samoa.[3]

Xenisthmus clarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Xenisthmus
Species:
X. clarus
Binomial name
Xenisthmus clarus
(Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Hetereleotris clara Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Xenisthmus proriger Snyder, 1908

References
  1. Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Xenisthmus clarus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69740837A69742729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69740837A69742729.en.
  2. Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
  3. Jordan, D.S.; Seale, A. (1994). "he fishes of Samoa. Description of the species found in the archipelago, with a provisional check-list of the fishes of Oceania". Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. 25.


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