Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Xenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994
- Name authority
- Gill & Randall, 1994
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Xenisthmidae
- Genus
- Xenisthmus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderGobiiformes
- familyXenisthmidae Miller, 1973
- genusXenisthmus Snyder, 1908
- speciesXenisthmus balius Gill & Randall, 1994
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Xenisthmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Xenisthmus africanus Smith, 1958 | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus chapmani (Schultz, 1966) | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus chi Gill & Hoese, 2004 | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus eirospilus Gill & Hoese, 2004 | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus oligoporus Gill, Bogorodsky & Mal, 2017 | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus semicinctus Gill & Hoese, 2004 | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus clarus (Jordan & Seale, 1906) | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Xenisthmus polyzonatus (Klunzinger, 1871) | XenisthmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gill, A. C., & Randall, J. E. (1994). Xenisthmus balius, a new species of fish from the Persian Gulf (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 107. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5C9DQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.