Xenisthmus polyzonatus

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Xenisthmus polyzonatus
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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 polyzonatusKlunzinger, 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]

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References

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