| 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 | 209;fig.3-4;tab.1-2 |
| Named Used as Valid | Xenisthmus balius |
| Comment | |
| Locality | Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, ne side of Jana Island. |
| Distribution | Arabian Gulf (Saudi Arabia) , Red Sea, Eritrea, Egypt and Saudi Arabia; 1.5 to 17 m. |
| Quote | sandy areas adjacent to coral rubble and reefs; |