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Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)
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Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae) specimen
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Amblyopsidae

Ozark cavefish

Amblyopsis rosae

Pink blind cavefish without pelvic fins

  • Temperate
  • Upper river
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Ozark cavefish is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Maximum length
6.2 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
North America: Springfield Plateau in southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas (Arkansas and upper White River drainages), USA.
Conservation status
NTNear Threatened

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