Caecogobius cryptophthalmus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gobiiformes |
Family: | Oxudercidae |
Subfamily: | Gobionellinae |
Genus: | Caecogobius |
Species: | C. cryptophthalmus
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Binomial name | |
Caecogobius cryptophthalmus |
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 C. personatus). [3] Like other cavefish, C. cryptophthalmus has reduced eyes and pigmentation. [1]
As of 2021, this species is one of only three known cavefish in the Philippines, alongside C. personatus and Barbodes pyrpholeos. [4]