Typhleotris
| Typhleotris | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Typhleotris madgascarensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Typhleotris Petit, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933 | |
Typhleotris is a genus of cavefish that are endemic to caves in southwestern Madagascar. Although traditionally considered to be sleeper gobies (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.[1]
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- 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
- ↑ 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 Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Typhleotris in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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