Ogilbia galapagosensis

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]

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

References

  1. 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. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ogilbia galapogensis" in 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.


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