Typhleotris
Genus of fishes
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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]
| Typhleotris | |
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| Typhleotris madgascarensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Milyeringidae |
| Genus: | Typhleotris Petit, 1933 |
| Type species | |
| Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933[1] | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933
- Typhleotris mararybe Sparks and Chakrabarty, 2012
- Typhleotris pauliani Arnoult, 1959
See also
- Glossogobius ankaranensis, another cave fish species from Madagascar
