Cave catfish facts for kids

A Chaetostoma microps (Surface catfish) B Astroblepus pholeter (Cave catfish). Both species inhabit the same river drainage.

Cave catfish is a name used for species of catfish which live in caves or underground environments.

Species known specifically as cave catfish include:

Clarias cavernicola (Namibia)
Horaglanis krishnai (India)

Other catfish that live in caves include:

Prietella species (Mexico)
Trogloglanis pattersoni (USA)
Satan eurystomus (USA)
Trichomycterus itacarambiensis (Brazil)

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