| Family: |
Xenisthmidae (Collared wrigglers) |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Central Pacific: known only from two specimens from Bikini, Marshall Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-36; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 25-26. SL to 21 mm; scales and lateral line pores absent. |
| Biology: |
Known only from two specimens taken from Bikini and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref. 1602). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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