Typhleotris
Typhleotris madgascarensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Milyeringidae
Genus: Typhleotris
Petit, 1933
Type species
Typhleotris madagascariensis
Petit, 1933[1]

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]

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[3]

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Typhleotris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. โ†‘ 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.
  3. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Typhleotris in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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