Styxichthys gejiuensis
Species of fish
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Styxichthys gejiuensis, the Gejiu blind loach, is a species of stone loach endemic to China. It is a troglomorphic fish whose eyes have degenerated into shallow concave pits.[2] It found in a subterranean river 400 m (1,300 ft) underground in Gejiu, Yunnan.[1]
| Gejiu blind loach | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Styxichthys |
| Species: | S. gejiuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Styxichthys gejiuensis (X. L. Chu & Y. R. Chen, 1979) | |
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Threats
The fish is believed to occupy an area of only 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi). This area is adjacent to active tin mine workings which have destroyed the quality of the habitat. As no specimens have been collected since its initial description in 1979, the IUCN consider that it maybe extinct.[1]
