Xenisthmus chi explained

Xenisthmus chi (Japan wriggler, chi xenisthmid) is a species of fish in the wriggler family, Xenisthmidae, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,.[1] Japan wrigglers are tiny and clear. Before Paedocypris progenetica and the dwarf goby (Pandaka pygmaea) were discovered, the Japan wriggler was the smallest known fish.[2]

Distribution

Southwest Pacific.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . Fishes of the World . 5 . John Wiley & Sons . 328–329 . 1119220815.
  2. Gill. Anthony C.. Hoese. Douglass F. . 2004. Three New Australian Species of the Fish Genus Xenisthmus (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae) . Records of the Australian Museum . 56. 241–246. The Australian Museum . 10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1428. 0067-1975 . 26 October 2012.

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