Blind Cave Fish and Similar Species
Nemacheilus evezardi
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Malabar Blind Cave Fish
Horaglanis krishnai
Key differences: Horaglanis species are catfishes, possessing adipose fins and a different body plan. Nemacheilus evezardi is a loach, lacking an adipose fin and having a more elongated, cylindrical body typical of loaches.
Mexican Tetra (Blind Cave Form)
Astyanax mexicanus (cave form)
Key differences: Astyanax mexicanus is a characin, belonging to a different order (Characiformes) and family. While also blind and depigmented, its body shape, fin structure, and mouth morphology are distinct from Nemacheilus evezardi, which is a cypriniform loach.
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