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Typhlogobius californiensis (Blind goby)

Synonyms: Typhologobius californiensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blind goby (Typhlogobius californiensis) is a species of fish in the goby family, the only species in the genus Typhlogobius. It is native to the coastlines of southern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico, where it commonly inhabits the burrows of shrimp of the genus Callianassa. The adult of the species is completely blind and lacks pigmentation, while the juvenile has rudimentary eyes that help it find the shrimp burrows. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cabrillo National Monument V 149 California, United States
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary   California, United States
Channel Islands National Park II 139010 California, United States

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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