Xenisthmus africanus
date: label: Collection Date
content: 6 Apr 1976
name: label: Collector
content: Victor G. Springer
label: Collector
content: Thomas H. Fraser
label: Collector
content: C. L. Smith
label: Expedition
content: St. Brandon Expedition, 1976
label: Ocean/Sea/Gulf
content: Indian Ocean
notes: label: Notes
content: 10 December 20212: spms are measured as 29.2-33.3mm SL. Gill arches from one specimen separated from lot and in ETOH collection. (Add to jar when jar is located). 1 glycerin specimen: (old identification: Xenisthmus clarus complex) Also wruitten on glycerin container: ACG spec. #12, 28.8 mm SL 3 of 4 specimens still on loan to Anthony Gill as of July 25, 2025.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Jul 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 4
place: label: Place
content: Off northern tip of St Brandon's Shoals (contiguous portion)., Mauritius, Indian Ocean
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content: Vertebrate Zoology
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content: Fishes
publisher: label: Published Name
content: Xenisthmus africanus
label: Published Name
content: Xenisthmus clarus
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 321909
label: USNM Number
content: 247389
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Acanthopterygii, Perciformes, Gobioidei, Xenisthmidae
physicalDescription: label: Depth (m)
content: 6 - 11
label: Prep Count
content: 1
label: Preparation
content: Glycerin with Bone and Cartilage Stain