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Family: Xenisthmidae Collared wrigglers



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14 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific
 
Allomicrodesmus dorotheae
[Dorothea's wriggler]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Paraxenisthmus cerberusi Winterbottom & Gill, 2006

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Paraxenisthmus cerberusi
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
 
Paraxenisthmus springeri
[Springer's wriggler]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Pacific Ocean

Rotuma lewisi Springer, 1988

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Rotuma lewisi
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.2 cm TL
Tyson belos Springer, 1983

Photo by FAO
 
Tyson belos
[Arrow wriggler]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.8 cm TL
 
Xenisthmus africanus
[Flathead wriggler]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.1 cm SL
Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994

Photo by FAO
 
Xenisthmus balius
[Freckled wriggler]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus chapmani
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus chi
[Chi wriggler]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Xenisthmus clarus
[Clear wriggler]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Southwestern Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Xenisthmus eirospilus
[Spotted wriggler]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.1 cm TL
Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Xenisthmus polyzonatus
[Bullseye wriggler]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Xenisthmus semicinctus
[Halfbelt wriggler]
14 Species of Family Xenisthmidae
(Collared wrigglers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1966 Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Dorothea's wriggler Western Central Pacific
2014 Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus Western Indian Ocean 1.5 SL
2006 Paraxenisthmus cerberusi Western Central Pacific 2.1 SL
1993 Paraxenisthmus springeri Springer's wriggler Western Pacific 3.1 SL
1988 Rotuma lewisi Pacific Ocean
1983 Tyson belos Arrow wriggler Western Pacific 2.2 TL
1958 Xenisthmus africanus Flathead wriggler Indian Ocean 3.8 TL
1994 Xenisthmus balius Freckled wriggler Western Indian Ocean 3.1 SL
1966 Xenisthmus chapmani Western Central Pacific 1.6 SL
2004 Xenisthmus chi Chi wriggler Eastern Indian Ocean 2.2 SL
1906 Xenisthmus clarus Clear wriggler Western Pacific
2004 Xenisthmus eirospilus Spotted wriggler Southwestern Pacific 2.1 SL
1871 Xenisthmus polyzonatus Bullseye wriggler Indo-Pacific 3.1 TL
2004 Xenisthmus semicinctus Halfbelt wriggler Eastern Indian Ocean 1.9 SL



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