Xenisthmus eirospilus explained

Xenisthmus eirospilus, the spotted wriggler, is a species of fish in the wriggler family, Xenisthmidae,^[1] which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,.^[2] It is distributed in the western Pacific from Middleton Reef and Ashmore Reef off Australia, West Papua, Indonesia, to Rotuma and Tonga. Its habitat is sand patches among reefs and rubble, as well as in shallow surge areas.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Gill. Anthony C.. Hoese. Douglass F. . 2004. Three New Australian Species of the Fish Genus Xenisthmus (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae) . Records of the Australian Museum . 56. 2. 241–246. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.56.2004.1428. 0067-1975 . 26 October 2012.
2. Book: Nelson, JS . Grande, TC . Wilson, MVH . amp . 2016 . Fishes of the World . 5 . John Wiley & Sons . 328–329 . 978-1119220817.
3. Web site: Dianne J. Bray . Xenisthmus eirospilus . Fishes of Australia . 28 July 2018 . Museums Victoria.