Blind fish explained

A blind fish is a fish without functional eyes.^[1] Most blind fish species are found in dark habitats such as the deep ocean, deep river channels and underground.

Blind fish species

Myxine glutinosa
Myxine circifrons
Polistotrema stouti

Cartilaginous fishes

Torpediniformes

Bony fishes

Anguilliformes
- Moringuidae
  - Moringua abbreviata
  - Salmoniformes Ipnopidae
  - Ipnops murrayi
  - Ipnops agassizi
  - Ipnops meadi
  - Bathymicrops regis
  - Bathymicrops brevianalis
  - Bathyphlops sewelli
Characiformes
- Characidae
  - Astyanax jordani
  - Anoptichthys antrobius
  - Stygichthys typhlops
Cypriniformes
- Cyprinidae
  - Caecobarbus geertsii
  - Barbopsis devecchii
  - Iranocypris typhlops
  - Phreatichthys andruzzii
  - Typhlogarra widdowsoni
  - Puntius microps
  - Sinocyclocheilus anophthalmus
- Cobitidae
  - Cryptotora thamicola
  - Nemacheilus troglocataractus
  - Nemacheilus starostini
  - Schistura spiesi
  - Schistura oedipus
  - Schistura deansmarti
  - Schistura kaysonei
  - Oreonectes anophthalmus
  - Heminoemacheilus hyalinus
Percopsiformes
Siluriformes
- Ictaluridae
- Trichomycteridae
  - Cetopsis caecutiens
  - Pareiodon microps
  - Phreatobius cisternarum
  - Phreatobius dracunculus
  - Phreatobius sanguijuela
- Pimelodidae
  - Caecorhamdia urichi
  - Caecorhamdella brasiliensis
  - Pimelodella kronei
- Clariidae
Lophiiformes
- - - - Diceratiidae Bufoceratias wedli
      - Neoceratiidae Neoceratias spinifer
      - Ceratiidae Cryptopsaras couesii
  - Ceratias holboelli
Ophidiiformes
- - - - Aphyonidae Aphyonus gelatinosus
  - Aphyonus mollis
  - Barathronus bicolor
  - Barathronus parfaiti
  - Barathronus affinis
  - Barathronus diaphanus
    - - Bythitidae Ogilbia galapagosensis
  - Dermatopsis macrodon
  - Dipulus caecus
    - - Ophidiidae Leucicorus lusciosus
  - Leucochlamys cryptophthalmus
  - Leucochlamys jonassoni
  - Lucifuca subterraneus
  - Monothrix polylepis
  - Sciadonus pedicellaris
  - Sciadonus kullenbergi
  - Tauredophidium hextii
  - Sciadonus cryptophthalmus
  - Typhliasina pearsi
  - Tauredophidium hextii
  - Typhlonus nasus
  - Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae
  - Ophisternon candidum
  - Macrotrema caligans
  - Ophisternon bengalense
  - Ophisternon infernale
  - Monopterus boueti
- Mastacembelidae
  - Mastacembelus brichardi
Perciformes
- - - - Gobiidae Caragobius urolepis
  - Lethops connectens
  - Luciogobius albus
  - Milyeringa veritas
  - Typhleotris madagascariensis
  - Caragobius urolepis
- Gobioididae
  - Brachyamblyopus brachysoma
  - Brachyamblyopus multiradiatus
  - Brachyamblyopus coectus
  - Brachyamblyopus urolepis
  - Brachyamblyopus intermedius
  - Taenioides cirratus
  - Taenioides eruptionis
  - Taenioides anguillaris
  - Taenioidesrubicundus
  - Trypauchen vagina
  - Trypauchen raha
  - Trypauchen taenia
  - Trypauchenichthys sumatrensis
  - Trypauchenichthys typus
  - Paratrypauchen microcephalus
Pleuronectiformes
- Soleidae
  - Typhlachirus caecus
Cetomimiformes
- Cetominidae
  - Ditropichthys storeri

See also

Troglofauna

External links

Blind Fishes. x.

Notes and References

News: How This Cave-Dwelling Fish Lost Its Eyes to Evolution. https://web.archive.org/web/20150914002623/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150911-blind-cavefish-animals-science-vision-evolution/. dead. September 14, 2015. National Geographic. 2015-09-11. 2018-05-31.