Typhlachirus [Typhlachirus]
Description
Typhlachirus includes unique soles known for their blind or nearly blind condition, adapted to life in turbid, sediment-rich waters. Found in the Indo-Pacific, these fishes have elongated bodies and rely on their sense of touch and smell to find food, primarily feeding on small invertebrates.
Species
Blind sole [Typhlachirus caecus]
View DetailsCavern sole [Typhlachirus cavernicola]
View DetailsTaxonomy
Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
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Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
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Family |
Soles
Soleidae
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Statistics
- Species 2