Dorothea's wriggler

Allomicrodesmus dorotheae

Two specimens from distant reefs

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Tropical fish

Dorothea's wriggler, Allomicrodesmus dorotheae, is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Allomicrodesmus which is regarded by some authorities as being in the family Xenisthmidae, the wriggler family, but in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World this is treated as a synonym of the family Eleotridae, sleeper gobies. It is 5 cm (2.0 in) in length. It is known from just two specimens, one from the Great Barrier Reef and the other from the Marshall Islands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Xenisthmidae
Genus: Allomicrodesmus
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: known only from two specimens from Bikini, Marshall Islands and the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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