| Nominal Species (n = 16) | Present allocation (n = 14) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Xenisthmus africanus Smith, 1958 | Xenisthmus africanus | 5493 |
| Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994 | Xenisthmus balius | 12713 |
| Tyson belos Springer, 1983 | Tyson belos | 6771 |
| Paraxenisthmus cerberusi Winterbottom & Gill, 2006 | Paraxenisthmus cerberusi | 56733 |
| Kraemericus chapmani Schultz, 1966 | Xenisthmus chapmani | 59014 |
| Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004 | Xenisthmus chi | 59014 |
| Hetereleotris clara Jordan & Seale, 1906 | Xenisthmus clarus | 75154 |
| Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966 | Allomicrodesmus dorotheae | 1602 |
| Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004 | Xenisthmus eirospilus | 59014 |
| Rotuma lewisi Springer, 1988 | Rotuma lewisi | 40966 |
| Luzoneleotris nasugbua Herre, 1938 | Xenisthmus polyzonatus | 50838 |
| Eleotris polyzonatus Klunzinger, 1871 | Xenisthmus polyzonatus | 75154 |
| Xenisthmus proriger Snyder, 1908 | Xenisthmus clarus | 75154 |
| Xenisthmus semicinctus Gill & Hoese, 2004 | Xenisthmus semicinctus | 59014 |
| Paraxenisthmus springeri Gill & Hoese, 1993 | Paraxenisthmus springeri | 12714 |
| Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2014 | Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus | 94949 |