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Typhleotris mararybe

Wikipedia Abstract

Typhleotris mararybe is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae, the sleeper gobies. It is a troglobitic species endemic to cave habitat in Madagascar. It is unique among known cave-dwelling fish in that is both blind and darkly pigmented. It has well-developed nonvisual sensory systems and dives to avoid approaching objects. The fish was first collected in 2008 and was described to science as a new species in 2012.
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Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Typhleotris mararybe

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0