The Mexican blind brotula is a species of viviparous brotula, of the family Dinematichthyidae, endemic to Mexico, where it is found in sinkholes and caves. It is known as sak kay in Mayan and dama bla
Amblyopsidae Typhliasina pearsei
A Mexican blind brotula and several cirolanid cave isopods (Creaseriella anops)
A cenote is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting when a collapse of limestone bedrock exposes groundwater. The term originated on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used
Mexican blind brotula
…standard length is about 9.7 cm (3.8 in). The skin does not contain pigment, making the fish appear pinkish-white. The Mexican blind brotula inhabits the cenotes (water-filled sink holes connected through subterranean rivers) and aquifers in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the temperature is between 23…
Cenote at Hubiku, Yucatan
The Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, Mexico
The Samulá Cenote in Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico
Cenote at Bolonchén, Mexico, used as a source of water, painting of 1842 by Frederick Catherwood