Xenisthmidae

Collared Wrigglers are perciform fishes in the family Xenisthmidae. They are native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, where they are mostly reef-dwelling. The species is predatory and is known to be a minor threat to humans.

Species

There are nine species in six genera:

• Genus Allomicrodesmus
  • Dorothea's wriggler, Allomicrodesmus dorotheae Schultz, 1966
• Genus Kraemericus
  • Kraemericus smithi Menon & Talwar, 1972
• Genus Paraxenisthmus Gill & Hoese, 1993
  • Paraxenisthmus springeri Gill & Hoese, 1993
• Genus Rotuma Springer, 1988
  • Rotuma lewisi Springer, 1988
• Genus Tyson Springer, 1983
  • Tyson belos Springer, 1983
• Genus Xenisthmus Snyder, 1908
  • Flathead wriggler, Xenisthmus africanus Smith, 1958
  • Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994
  • Xenisthmus clarus (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
  • Bullseye wriggler, Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871)

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Xenisthmidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.