Typhleotris | |
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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.
The recognized species in this genus are: