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Amblyopsis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Percopsiformes

Scientific name
  
Amblyopsis

Rank
  
genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Amblyopsidae

Higher classification
  
Amblyopsidae

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Similar
  
Ozark cavefish, Amblyopsidae, Hoosier cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus, Chologaster cornuta

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Amblyopsis is a small genus of cavefishes endemic to the central and eastern United States. Due to its life in dark waters, the fish is blind. The most recently described species was in 2014.

Contents

Eleotris amblyopsis


Species

There are currently 3 species of this genus:

  • Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean & Chakrabarty, 2014 (Hoosier cavefish)
  • Amblyopsis rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1898 (Ozark cavefish)
  • Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Northern cavefish)

    • References

    Amblyopsis Wikipedia
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