''Bostrychus microphthalmus'' is a species of fish from the family
Butidae
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endemic
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to Maros
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karst
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in southern Sulawesi
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, Indonesia
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. It was the first documented cave-dwelling fish in Sulawesi,[ but since then the brotula '' Diancistrus typhlops'' has been described from nearby ]Muna Island
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,specific name Specific name may refer to:
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In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
of ''B. microphthalmus'' refers to the small eyes of this fish.[
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Description
''Bostrychus microphthalmus'' grow to SL. The head is flat on top and the trunk region is elongate. It differs from other ''Bostrychus'' species by having reduced eyes covered with skin and reduced head canal development, body pigment, and head squamation.[
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Habitat
The species is a cave dweller that is usually found in backwaters, lying on clay bottom.[
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References
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Butidae
Cave fish
Freshwater fish of Sulawesi
Fish described in 2005