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]
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Cavern sole [Typhlachirus cavernicola]
View DetailsTaxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Fish
Actinopterygii
|
| Order |
Flatfishes
Pleuronectiformes
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| Family |
Soles
Soleidae
|
Statistics
- Species 2