Ogilbia Galapagosensis
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''Ogilbia galapagosensis'', the Galapagos cuskeel, is a species of fish in the family
Bythitidae The viviparous brotulas form a family, the Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes. They are known as viviparous brotulas as they generally viviparity, bear live young, although there are indications that some species (at least ''Didymothallus crinicep ...
. It is only known from four brackish-water cave systems on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. Although usually called a cavefish, it has been argued that this label is inaccurate, as the places it inhabit also can be described as lagoon crevices.


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Bythitidae Cave fish Endemic fauna of the Galápagos Islands Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fish described in 1965 {{Bythitidae-stub