Northern cavefish

Scientific name: Amblyopsis spelaea

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0518

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Structure

Form and structure

The northern cavefish Amblyopsis spelaea is pinkish white and eyeless, having only vestigial eye tissue beneath the skin, and its pelvic fins are very small.

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Sources

1Amblyopsis spelaea, Northern cavefishSRC-DSC-A016D33E6E

How it functions

Because of its low metabolic rate it can live for 2 years without food.

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Sources

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1Amblyopsis spelaea, Northern cavefishSRC-DSC-A016D33E6E
2The Hoosier cavefish, a new and endangered species (Amblyopsidae, Amblyopsis) from the caves of southern Indiana.SRC-DSC-233CB60A0F

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