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IllustrationBullseye wriggler
Xenisthmus polyzonatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Bullseye wriggler
- Scientific
- Xenisthmus polyzonatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Xenisthmidae (wrigglers)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 3.1 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 9 to 24 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A tiny, banded wriggler with an eyespot, about 3 cm long, living in sand and rubble at the base of reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Xenisthmus-polyzonatus.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.