Xenisthmus africanus

Xenisthmus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Eleotridae
Genus:	Xenisthmus
Species:	X. africanus
Binomial name
	Xenisthmus africanus; J.L.B. Smith, 1958

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

Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Xenisthmus africanus" in 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. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. 11: 137–163. hdl:10962/d1018772.

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[Nelson328-1] 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Xenisthmus africanus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.

[Smith58-3] 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.