| Family: |
Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes) |
| Max. size: |
7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
North America: known only from Key Cave in Alabama, USA. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
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). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 12 April 2012 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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