Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)

Scientific name: Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Cooper & Kuehne, 1974

Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)

The Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni) is a freshwater fish of the family Amblyopsidae. Native range: North America, known only from Key Cave in Alabama, USA.

Biology

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).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
Family
Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)
Order
Percopsiformes (Trout-perches, Pirate perches and Cavefish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Common length
4.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: known only from Key Cave in Alabama, USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (C2b)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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