Halfblind goby

Lethops connectens, the halfblind goby, is a species of marine goby native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from central California, United States to Baja California, Mexico where they inhabit kelp forests. The adults hide amongst the stones and the holdfasts of kelp on the seabed while the juveniles form schools in the kelp canopy. This species can reach a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) TL.^[2] Like the name suggests, the eyes of L. connectens are highly reduced.^[3] This species is the only known member of genus Lethops.

Halfblind goby
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gobiiformes
Family:	Oxudercidae
Subfamily:	Gobionellinae
Genus:	Lethops
Species:	L. connectens
Binomial name
Lethops connectens C. L. Hubbs, 1926

See also

• Blind goby
• Blind fish