Caecieleotris morrisi

Taxonavigation: Eleotroidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Gobiaria Ordo: Gobiiformes Subordo: Eleotroidei

Familia: Eleotridae
Genus: Caecieleotris

Species: Caecieleotris morrisi

Name

Caecieleotris morrisi Walsh & Chakrabarty, 2016

• Holotype: CNPE-IBUNAM 19073 (ex. UF 101173).
• Paratypes: LSUMZ 17726 (ex UF 101173) (1); UF 101173 (9); UMMZ 231174 (2).

Type locality: Mexico, Oaxaca State, submerged cave at the bottom of Presa Miguel Alemán reservoir , appr. 18°11'22.58" N, 96°36'56.02" W.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym to honor the good friend and colleague of the authors, Thomas L. Morris, discoverer and collector of this species, renowned cave diver and speleobiologist, intrepid explorer, and respected conservationist devoted to the protection of karst habitats and their associated biotas.

References

• Walsh, S.J. & Chakrabarty, P. 2016. A New Genus and Species of Blind Sleeper (Teleostei: Eleotridae) from Oaxaca, Mexico: First Obligate Cave Gobiiform in the Western Hemisphere. Copeia 104(2): 506-517. DOI: 10.1643/CI-15-275 Reference page.