blind fish

cave gobyCave goby (Typhleotris madagascariensis), Madagascar.

blind fish, any of various eyeless fishes, among them several unrelated cave-dwelling species of the families Amblyopsidae, Characidae, and others. See cave fish.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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Article Title: blind fish
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 22 March 2013
Access Date: February 22, 2025