Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus
| Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Gymnoxenisthmus |
| Species: | G. tigrellus
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| Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus | |
Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, is a species of family Xenisthmidae, regarded as a synonym of the Eleotridae.[2] 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 8 metres (26 ft) depth. the area consisting of a sandy slope with patches of corals and near a rock face of 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height which had small caves and rock shelters.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Nelson, JS; Grande, TC & Wilson, MVH (2016). Fishes of the World (5 ed.). John Wiley & Sons. pp. 328–329. ISBN 978-1119220817.
- ^ Gill, A.C.; Bogorodsky, S.V. & Mal, A.O. (2014). "Gymnoxenisthmus tigrellus, new genus and species of gobioid fish from the Red Sea (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3755 (5): 491–495. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3755.5.9. PMID 24869837.
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