Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus explained

Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, is a species of family Xenisthmidae, regarded as a synonym of the Eleotridae.[1] This species is endemic to Red Sea occurring near an unnamed island in Farasan Archipelago, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia where it is found on a narrow reef flat at 8m (26feet) depth. the area consisting of a sandy slope with patches of corals and near a rock face of 3m (10feet) in height which had small caves and rock shelters. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . Fishes of the World . 5 . John Wiley & Sons . 328–329 . 978-1119220817.
  2. Gill, A.C. . Bogorodsky, S.V. . Mal, A.O. . amp . 2014 . Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, new genus and species of gobioid fish from the Red Sea (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae) . Zootaxa . 3755 . 5 . 491–495 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.9. 24869837 .