FISH ATLASGLOBAL FISH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Ecological Illustration of Northern cavefish (Amblyopsis spelaea)
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Amblyopsidae

Northern cavefish

Amblyopsis spelaea

Pink eyeless fish in Kentucky underground waters

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

Northern cavefish is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Trout-perches and Cavefishes
Family
Amblyopsidae
Genus
Amblyopsis
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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