The blind goby (''Typhlogobius californiensis'') is a species of fish in the
goby
Goby is a common name for many species of small to medium sized ray-finned fish, normally with large heads and tapered bodies, which are found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments. Traditionally most of the species called gobies have b ...
family, the only species in the genus ''Typhlogobius''. It is native to the coastlines of southern
California in the United States and
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
, where it commonly inhabits the burrows of
shrimp
Shrimp are crustaceans (a form of shellfish) with elongated bodies and a primarily swimming mode of locomotion – most commonly Caridea and Dendrobranchiata of the decapod order, although some crustaceans outside of this order are referre ...
of the genus ''
Callianassa''. The adult of the species is completely blind and lacks pigmentation, while the juvenile has rudimentary eyes that help it find the shrimp burrows.
This species can reach a length of
TL.
See also
*
Halfblind goby
*
Blind fish A blind fish is a fish without functional eyes. Most blind fish species are found in dark habitats such as the deep ocean, deep river channels and underground.
Blind fish species
Agnathans
*''Myxine glutinosa''
*'' Myxine circifrons''
*'' Pol ...
References
Gobionellinae
Fish of Mexican Pacific coast
Fauna of California
Monotypic fish genera
Fish described in 1881
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