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Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842

Northern cavefish
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> Percopsiformes (Trout-perches, pirate perches and cavefishes) > Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)
Etymology: Amblyopsis: Greek, amblys = darkness + Greek, ops = shape (Ref. 45335).
More on author: DeKay.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; air tawar dasar (demersal); nir-ruaya. Temperate; 39°N - 37°N

Penyebaran Negara-negara | Daerah-daerah FAO | Ecosystems | Kemunculan | Point map | Introduksi | Faunafri

North America: Indiana and Kentucky, U.S.A.

Size / Weight / umur

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5723); common length : 6.5 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 12193)

deskripsi pendek Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik

Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 0; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 9 - 11; Duri dubur: 0; Sirip dubur lunak: 8 - 11; vertebrata, bertulang belakang: 29 - 30. Pink-white. No eyes (vestigial eye tissues under skin). Extremely small pelvic fins (rarely absent). Large, broad head. Caudal fin with 4-6 rows of papillae; 11-13 branched caudal rays.

Biologi     Daftar kata (contoh epibenthic)

Blind and depigmented. Despite the lack of eyes it does respond to light and moves away from it (scotophilia). Inhabits subterranean water or caves which have consolidated mud-rock substrates in shoals and silt-sand substrates in pools but is more often found in caves with uniform silt-sand substrates (Ref. 34868). Has low reproduction rate and broods eggs in gill cavity for up to 4-5 months (Ref. 557; 34868; 27795). Can live for 2 years without food because of low metabolic rate (Ref. 5326). Top predator.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Female incubates eggs in gill cavities (Ref. 7471).

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Romero, A. and L. Bennis, 1998. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 51(4):420. (Ref. 27795)

Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)

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