Typhleotris

Typhleotris
Typhleotris madgascarensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Milyeringidae
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 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.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:

See also

References

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