blind goby

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The blind goby (Typhlogobius californiensis) is a species of fish in the goby family Oxudercidae, the only species in the genus Typhlogobius. It is native to the coastlines of southern California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico, where it commonly inhabits the burrows of shrimp of the genus Callianassa. Mate guarding is a behavior observed in the blind goby species, specifically the male sex, which may benefit their offspring by being cautious of potential predators. Blind gobies are observed to be omnivores feeding on invertebrates like crustaceans. The adult of the species is completely blind and lacks pigmentation, while the juvenile has rudimentary eyes that help it find the shrimp burrows. This species can reach a length of 8.3 centimetres (3.3 in) TL.

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Identity & source status

Scientific name

Typhlogobius californiensis Steindachner, 1879

Name authority

Steindachner, 1879

Common name

blind goby

Rank

species

Accepted status

accepted

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Gobiiformes

Family

Gobiidae

Genus

Typhlogobius

Extinction status

Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
2. kingdomAnimalia
3. phylumChordata
4. subphylumVertebrata
5. infraphylumGnathostomata
6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
7. gigaclassActinopterygii
8. superclassActinopteri
9. classTeleostei
10. orderGobiiformes
11. familyGobiidae Cuvier, 1816
12. subfamilyGobionellinae Bleeker, 1874
13. genusTyphlogobius Steindachner, 1879
14. speciesTyphlogobius californiensis Steindachner, 1879

Close classified relatives

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Names & synonyms

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Source literature & publication evidence

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1. Steindachner, F. (1879). Ichthyologische Beiträge (VIII). Sitzungsberichte Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, v. 80 (nos 1–2): 119–191, Pls. 1–3. [Some species date to the abstract p. 194–195 . Also as a separate (1879), pp. 1–73, Pls. 1–3.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:59WSH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.