Bostrychus microphthalmus
| Bostrychus microphthalmus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Bostrychus |
| Species: | B. microphthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bostrychus microphthalmus Hoese & Kottelat, 2005[1] | |
Bostrychus microphthalmus is a species of fish from the Eleotridae family.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Maros karst in the South Sulawesi region of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the only documented cave-dwelling fish in Sulawesi.[1] The specific name refers to the small eyes of this fish.[2]
Description
Bostrychus microphthalmus grow to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) SL. The head is flat on top and the trunk region is elongate. It differs from other Bostrychus species by having reduced eyes covered with skin and reduced head canal development, body pigment, and head squamation.[1][2]
Habitat
The species is a cave dweller that is usually found in backwaters, lying on clay bottom.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hoese, D.F.; Kottelat, M. (2005). "Bostrychus microphthalmus, a new microphthalmic cavefish from Sulawesi (Teleostei: Gobiidae)" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 16 (2): 183–191.
- 1 2 3 4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Bostrychus microphthalmus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 September 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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