Loricariidae

Ancistrus cryptophthalmus

Ancistrus cryptophthalmus

Reduced eyes and pigment fade within cave rivers

• Tropical
• Upper river
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South America
• Small
• Tropical fish

Ancistrus cryptophthalmus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Hypostominae, the suckermouth catfishes. This catfish is a cavefish which is endemic to Brazil.