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Blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) live in caves and do not have eyes as adults (though they do form eyes during development). The cave fish diverged from a surface-dwelling population which does have eyes. The cave fish have extremely low genetic diversity compared to their surface-dwelling close relatives (pictured below). This observation is best explained by:
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