| Citation | Gill, A.C., S.V. Bogorodsky and A.O. Mal, 2017, Review of Red Sea Xenisthmus Snyder, (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae), with description of a new species.. Zootaxa 4286(2):203-214. |
| Ref. | 115539 Gill, A.C., S.V. Bogorodsky and A.O. Mal, 2017 |
| Page | 211;fig.3,5;tab.1-2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Xenisthmus polyzonatus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Al-Qusair, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Distribution | Widespread, from the Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, including the Philippines. |
| Quote | Luzoneleotris nasagbua Herre (1938; type locality Nusagbua, Luzon, Philippines) considered a synonym. |