| Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes) |
| 7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| North America: known only from Key Cave in Alabama, USA. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Long flat head constricted behind snout. White. No eyes. No pelvic fins. No branched fin rays; incised fin membranes. Caudal fin with 4 rows of papillae; 21-22 caudal rays ( all unbranched). |
| Adults inhabit subterranean water (Ref. 5723). Highly cave-adapted species. Eggs are carried in gill chambers of females (Ref. 205). Threatened by groundwater pollution from agriculture runoff (Ref. 10172). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 12 April 2012 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known only from the Key Cave of the Tennessee River drainage in Alabama (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 51651.
Status of threat: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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