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Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Cooper & Kuehne, 1974 Alabama cavefish |
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photo by
Olson-Ringby, M. |
| Family: | Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | North America: known only from Key Cave in Alabama, USA. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 8-9. Long flat head constricted behind snout. White. No eyes. No pelvic fins. No branched fin rays; incised fin membranes. Caudal fin with 4 rows of papillae; 21-22 caudal rays ( all unbranched). | |||
| Biology: | Adults inhabit subterranean water (Ref. 5723). Highly cave-adapted species. Eggs are carried in gill chambers of females (Ref. 205). Threatened by groundwater pollution from agriculture runoff (Ref. 10172). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 12 April 2012 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||