| Brazilian blind characid | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Characidae |
| Genus: | Stygichthys Brittan & J. E. Böhlke, 1965 |
| Species: | S. typhlops |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygichthys typhlops Brittan & J. E. Böhlke, 1965 |
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The Brazilian blind characid (Stygichthys typhlops) is a species of fish in the Characidae family and the only member of the genus Stygichthys. It is endemic to Minas Gerais, Brazil. [1]
It has recently been re-discovered in Brazil by researchers led by the ichthyologist Dr Cristiano Moreira from the University of Sao Paulo.[2]