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Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)
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Ecological Illustration of Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)
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Amblyopsidae

Alabama cavefish

Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni

Flat head eyeless white body

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

Alabama cavefish is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7.2 cm.

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