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Amblyopsidae
Spring cavefish
Forbesichthys agassizii
Night hunting targets tiny crustaceans in cave springs
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Elongated
- Small
- Temperate fish
Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
SmallSpring cavefish is known from North America as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Amblyopsidae
- Genus
- Forbesichthys
- Maximum length
- 9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: portions of Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri, U.S.A.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
