Typhleotris madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gobioidei
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: Gobioidei

Familia: Milyeringidae
Genus: Typhleotris
Species: Typhleotris madagascariensis

Name

Typhleotris madagascariensis Petit, 1933

Lectotype: MNHN 1933-0060.
- Lectotype designated by Bauchot et al., 1991

Type locality: Mitoho caves, underground waters in Mahafaly, Onilahy River, about 1 kilometer north of the natural reserve of Lake Manampetsa [Tsimanampetsotsa], about 24°08'S, 43°48'E [1], Toliara Province, southwestern Madagascar.

References

Petit, G.; 1933: Un poisson cavernicole aveugle des eaux douces de Madagascar: Typhleotris madagascariensis gen. et sp. nov. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, 197 (4): 347–348.
Sparks, J. S. & Chakrabarty, P.; 2012: Revision of the Endemic Malagasy Cavefish Genus Typhleotris (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Milyeringidae), with Discussion of its Phylogenetic Placement and Description of a New Species. American Museum Novitates, 3764: 1–28.
Typhleotris madagascariensis in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.

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