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Typhliasina pearsei (Hubbs, 1938)

Mexican blind brotula
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Common names: Dama blanca ciega, Dama Ciega Blanca, Mexican blind brotula
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Yucatan Peninsula (Ref. 34024). Type locality, pool in Balaam Canche Cave near Chichen Itza, Yucatán (Ref. 33021). Also Ref. 3881, 27299, 79893. Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Dama Ciega Blanca, Dama blanca ciega, Kurisunirk, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology:   More on author: Hubbs.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 70 m (Ref. 55786).   Tropical; 21°N - 20°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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