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Amblyopsis spelaea (Northern cavefish)

Synonyms: Amblyopsis spelaeus; Amblyopsis spelea
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Wikipedia Abstract

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 vulnerable.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  4.331 inches (11 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Litter Size [1]  70
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore
Female Maturity [1]  3 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park II 51235 Kentucky, United States

Prey / Diet

Crangonyx gracilis (northern lake crangonyctid)[3]
Orconectes pellucidus (Mammoth Cave crayfish)[3]
Phagocata gracilis[3]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0