Rotuma lewisi

Description

Lewis’s Wriggler, Rotuma lewisi, is a species of fish in the Xenisthmidae family, which is regarded as a synonymous with the Eleotridae,. Rotuma is a monotypic genus. The generic name refers to the volcanic island of Rotuma, north of Fiji while the specific name honours Anthony D. Lewis, a Fisheries Officer of the Government of Fiji who supported Springer’s field work in Fiji. It has been recorded from Fiji, Tonga, the Santa Cruz Islands, the Comoros Islands, and the Chesterfield Islands.