Cavefish
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35| Garra andruzzii showing the pale colour and lack of eyes typical of cavefish. The large red spot on the head is the blood-filled gills, visible through the semi-transparent [[gill cover]]
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- Adaptations
- Habitat
- Range and diversity
- Species
- Conservation
- See also
- References
thumb|upright=1.35| Garra andruzzii showing the pale colour and lack of eyes typical of cavefish. The large red spot on the head is the blood-filled gills, visible through the semi-transparent [[gill cover]]
Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, troglobitic fish, stygobitic fish, phreatic fish, and hypogean fish.