Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Amblyopsidae Scientific name Amblyopsis spelaea | Phylum Chordata Order Percopsiformes Genus Amblyopsis Rank Species | |
Similar Amblyopsis, Amblyopsidae, Typhlichthys subterraneus, Alabama cavefish, Spring cavefish | ||
Northern cavefish meaning
The northern cavefish or northern blindfish, Amblyopsis spelaea, is found in caves through Kentucky and southern Indiana. It is listed as a threatened species in the United States and the IUCN lists the species as near threatened.
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During a 2013 study of Amblyopsis spelaea, scientists found that the species was divided into two distinct evolutionary lineages: one north of the Ohio River, in Indiana, and one south of the river, in Kentucky. The southern population retained the name A. spelaea and the northern was re-designated Amblyopsis hoosieri in a 2014 paper published in the journal ZooKeys. Neither species is found north of the White River, flowing east to west south of Bedford, Indiana.
What does northern cavefish mean
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