Somalian blind barb

The Somalian blind barb (Barbopsis devecchii) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the genus Barbopsis. This troglobitic fish is found only in Somalia.^[1]

Somalian blind barb
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Barbopsis di Caporiacco, 1926
Species:	B. devecchii
Binomial name
Barbopsis devecchii di Caporiacco, 1926
Synonyms[1]
Barbopsis devecchi Di Caporiacco, 1926 Barbopsis stefaninii Gianferrari, 1930 Eilichthys microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1929

There are two other cavefish species in Somalia: the cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii and the catfish Uegitglanis zammaranoi.^[2]