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Diagnostic Description

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Dark stripe from snout through eye to pectoral base and lower caudal base; 6-8 dark vertical bars extending from lateral stripe to 2nd dorsal fin base (Ref. 5493).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 11
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Xenisthmus africanus

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Xenisthmus africanus, also known as the flathead wriggler or African wriggler, is a species of fish in the Xenisthmidae (wriggler) family, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,.[1] It is found in the Indian Ocean, ranging from the coast of east Africa and to the islands in the western Indian Ocean.[2] It has a flatter head than most other wrigglers.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Xenisthmus africanus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
  3. ^ Smith, J.L.B. (1958). "The fishes of the family Eleotridae in the western Indian Ocean". Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. 11: 137–163. hdl:10962/d1018772.
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Xenisthmus africanus: Brief Summary

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Xenisthmus africanus, also known as the flathead wriggler or African wriggler, is a species of fish in the Xenisthmidae (wriggler) family, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,. It is found in the Indian Ocean, ranging from the coast of east Africa and to the islands in the western Indian Ocean. It has a flatter head than most other wrigglers.

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