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Ogilbia galapagosensis

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Ogilbia galapagosensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Ogilbia
Species:
O. galapagosensis
Binomial name
Ogilbia galapagosensis
(Poll & LeLeup, 1965)
Synonyms[2]

Caecogilbia galapagosensis Poll and LeLeup 1965

Ogilbia galapagosensis, the Galapagos cuskeel, is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae. It is only known from four brackish-water cave systems on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador.[2][1] Although usually called a cavefish, it has been argued that this label is inaccurate, as the places it inhabit also can be described as lagoon crevices.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Nielsen, J.G.; Munroe, T.; Tyler, J.; Robertson, R. (2010). "Ogilbia galapagosensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T15184A4499879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15184A4499879.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ogilbia galapogensis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ Romero, A., ed. (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Vol. 21. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1402000768.