Caecogobius cryptophthalmus

Caecogobius cryptophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Gobiiformes
Family:Oxudercidae
Subfamily:Gobionellinae
Genus:Caecogobius
Species: C. cryptophthalmus
Binomial name
Caecogobius cryptophthalmus
Berti & Ercolini, 1991

Caecogobius cryptophthalmus is a species of goby that is endemic to underground habitats in Calbiga on the Philippine island of Samar.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus,[2] and the only known cavefish in the Philippines.[1] Like other cavefish, it has reduced eyes and pigmentation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 35. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Caecogobius in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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