Xenisthmus chapmani

Xenisthmus chapmani

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Xenisthmus chapmani is a species of goby from the sleeper goby family Eleotridae which is known from a single specimen collected in Espiritu Santo Harbour, Vanuatu. Its specific name honours Dr. Wilbert M. Chapman the collector of the holotype.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Xenisthmidae
Genus: Xenisthmus
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated