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]
| Xenisthmus africanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Xenisthmus |
| Species: | X. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenisthmus africanus J.L.B. Smith, 1958
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References
edit- ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenisthmus africanus". FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ 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. 11. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology: 137–163. hdl:10962/d1018772.
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