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Blind goby

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Gobiidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Blind goby httpsc1staticflickrcom541434758175680eb9a

Genus
  
TyphlogobiusSteindachner, 1879

Similar
  
Halfblind goby, Rockweed gunnel, Gillichthys, Bay goby, Tube‑eye

Blind goby and his shrimp


The blind goby (Typhlogobius californiensis) is a species of fish in the goby family, the only species in the genus Typhlogobius. It is native to the coastlines of southern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico, where it commonly inhabits the burrows of shrimp of the genus Callianassa. The adult of the species is completely blind and lacks pigmentation, while the juvenile has rudimentary eyes that help it find the shrimp burrows. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.

References

Blind goby Wikipedia


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