Caecogobius cryptophthalmus

Caecogobius cryptophthalmus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Caecogobius
Species:	C. cryptophthalmus
Binomial name
	Caecogobius cryptophthalmus; & , 1991

Caecogobius cryptophthalmus is a species of goby that is endemic to underground habitats in Calbiga on the Philippine island of Samar.^[1]^[2] This species is one of two members of the genus Caecogobius (the other is ), which are the only known cavefish in the Philippines.^[3] Like other cavefish, C. cryptophthalmus has reduced eyes and pigmentation.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 35. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Caecogobius cryptophthalmus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
^ Larson, H.K.; D.E.M. Husana (2019). "A new species of the blind goby Caecogobius (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from a cave system on Mindanao Island, the Philippines". Ichthyological Research. 66 (1): 97–103. doi:10.1007/s10228-018-0659-y.

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[Romero-1] Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes, p. 35. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Caecogobius cryptophthalmus" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

[Larsen2018-3] Larson, H.K.; D.E.M. Husana (2019). "A new species of the blind goby Caecogobius (Gobioidei, Gobiidae, Gobionellinae) from a cave system on Mindanao Island, the Philippines". Ichthyological Research. 66 (1): 97–103. doi:10.1007/s10228-018-0659-y.

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