Ancistrus cryptophthalmus
Ancistrus cryptophthalmus[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a stygobitic species that is native to South America and occurs only in the São Vicente and Angélica-Bezerra cave system in the Paranã River basin, which is part of the Tocantins River drainage in Brazil. The species reaches 6 cm (2.4 inches) SL.[2] Alongside Ancistrus galani and A. formoso, this species displays characteristics unusual among loricariids, such as reduced pigmentation and atrophied eyes, which are adaptations to a subterranean habitat that can be found in various types of cavefish.[3]
| Ancistrus cryptophthalmus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Ancistrus |
| Species: | A. cryptophthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ancistrus cryptophthalmus Reis, 1987 | |
References
- "ITIS - Report: Ancistrus cryptophthalmus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). "Ancistrus cryptophthalmus". FishBase.
- Perez, Alfredo; Viloria, Ángel (January 1994). "Ancistrus galani n. sp. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), with comments on biospeleological explorations in western Venezuela". Mémoires de Biospéologie. 21 – via ResearchGate.
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