Typhleotris mararybe

Typhleotris mararybe

Blind black form beneath cave darkness

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Typhleotris mararybe is a critically endangered species of fish in the family Milyeringidae, the blind cave gobies. It is a troglobitic species endemic to cave habitat in southwestern Madagascar. It is unique among known cave-dwelling fish in that is both blind and darkly pigmented.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Typhleotris
Maximum length: 4.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: known only from Grotte de Vitane, a sinkhole near the town of Itampolo, Madagascar (Ref. 93144 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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