Xenisthmus chapmani is a species of goby from the sleeper goby family Eleotridae which is known from a single specimen collected in Espiritu Santo Harbour, Vanuatu.[1] Its specific name honours Dr. Wilbert M. Chapman the collector of the holotype.[3]

Xenisthmus chapmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Xenisthmus
Species:
X. chapmani
Binomial name
Xenisthmus chapmani
(Schultz), 1966
Synonyms

Kraemericus chapmani Schultz, 1966[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Greenfield, D. & Munroe, T.A. (2016). "Xenisthmus chapmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69740648A69742724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69740648A69742724.en.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Xenisthmus chapmani". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xenisthmus chapmani". FishBase. June 2018 version.