Author: (Mees, 1962)
FBname: Blind cave eel
Comments: Adults occur in subterranean systems (uniquely adapted to life in dark caverns and fissures).  Inhabit dark subterranean waters beneath coastal limestone, occasionally sighted in wells.  Burrow into soft bottom sediments.  Water is brackish and under tidal influence.  Can adapt to living in a lightless environment (Ref. 44894).  Are carnivores feeding on invertebrates, egg layer and prefer the following aquarium conditions:  pH=7.8, H=15, 25°C water temperature, salinity 1-8 ppt; rocky substrate (note that this is not a species recommended for beginning aquarists, Ref. 6398, 44894).  The male guards and builds nest or burrow (Ref. 205).