Typhleotris
Typhleotris is a genus of cavefish that are endemic to caves in southwestern Madagascar. Although traditionally considered to belong to the family Eleotridae, studies show that they represent a distinct and far-separated lineage together with the Milyeringa cavefish from Australia, leading some to move them to their own family, Milyeringidae.[2]
| Typhleotris | |
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| Typhleotris madgascarensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Milyeringidae |
| Genus: | Typhleotris Petit, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933[1] | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933
- Typhleotris mararybe Sparks and Chakrabarty, 2012
- Typhleotris pauliani Arnoult, 1959
See also
- Glossogobius ankaranensis, another cave fish species from Madagascar
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Typhleotris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- Sparks, J. S. and P. Chakrabarty. (2012). Revision of the endemic Malagasy cavefish genus Typhleotris (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Milyeringidae), with discussion of its phylogenetic placement and description of a new species. American Museum Novitates 3764, 1-28.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Typhleotris in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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