ΑγγλικάDescription: eyes not visible though present, deeply embedded in head, without lens and only a rudimentary retina and optical nerve; pigmentation absent and considered a true albino; lateral vein creates a vivid red band along lateral line; gills visible below operculum as a purplish region; intestinal region visible through abdomen (Ref. 86866). Populations from affluents of the Kokosi River (Kwilu system) with opercular guanine spot which may cover 1/3 of operculum, in addition to a few other guanine spots and marks; this spot is absent in all other populations (affluents of Fuma River); within one cave the population has a serrated dorsal spine, which was not found in all other populations examined by Heuts (1951) (Ref. 86866).