Xenisthmus nigrolateralis, Chen & Harefa & Jiang & Chang, 2022

Chen, I-Shiung, Harefa, Tonisman, Jiang, Guo-Chen & Chang, Chih-Wei, 2022, A new wriggler of Eleotrid (Teleostei: Xenisthmidae) from Taiwan, Zootaxa 5189 (1), pp. 13-17 : 14

Xenisthmus nigrolateralis n. sp.

( Figures 1 , 2 )

Holotype. - NTOUP-2022-01-205, 27.7 mm SL, 5-8 m depth, Jan. 21, 2022; coll. IS Chen, T. Harefa & D.Y. Hong; Wanglitung, Henchuen township , Pingtung County, Taiwan, ROC.

Paratype.- NTOUP-2022-01-206, 18.2 mm SL, 5-10 m depth, Dec. 21, 2021; coll. IS Chen, T. Harefa & D.Y. Hong; Jihwei, Chengkong township , Taitung County, Taiwan, ROC .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Head lateral-line system of Xenisthmus nigrolateralis n. sp., holotype, 27.7 mm SL, Kengting, Henchuen, Pingtung County, Taiwan, ROC. (bar = 1 mm; arrow shows the ventral extension of gill-opening)

FIGURE 2. Xenisthmus nigrolateralis n. sp., holotype, 27.7 mm SL, Kengting, Henchuen, Pingtung County, Taiwan, ROC.