Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)

Scientific name: Amblyopsis rosae Eigenmann, 1898

Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)

The Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae) is a freshwater fish of the family Amblyopsidae. Native range: North America, Springfield Plateau in southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas (Arkansas and upper White River drainages), USA.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8. Pink-white. No eyes (vestigial eye tissues under skin). No pelvic fins. Usually 8 anal rays; 9-11 branched caudal rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Amblyopsis rosae
Family
Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)
Order
Percopsiformes (Trout-perches, Pirate perches and Cavefish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.2
Common length
4.4
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Springfield Plateau in southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas (Arkansas and upper White River drainages), USA.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (D1+2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.3; Fec=25)

Sources

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

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