Animalia > Chordata > Percopsiformes > Amblyopsidae > Typhlichthys > Typhlichthys subterraneus

Typhlichthys subterraneus (Southern cavefish)

Synonyms: Typhlichthys eigenmanni (heterotypic); Typhlichthys osborni; Typhlichthys wyandotte
Language: German; Mandarin Chinese; Russian

Wikipedia Abstract

Typhlichthys subterraneus is a species of fish in the Amblyopsidae family endemic to karst regions of the eastern United States.
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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  2.756 inches (7 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Litter Size [1]  50
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore
Female Maturity [1]  2 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

Orconectes pellucidus (Mammoth Cave crayfish)[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