Northern cavefish

Scientific name: Amblyopsis spelaea

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0518

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Habitat

Where it lives

Adults live in groundwater and caves, often in caves with uniform silt and sand bottoms.

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Wetlands and freshwater

Sources (1)

Sources

1Amblyopsis spelaea, Northern cavefishSRC-DSC-A016D33E6E

Where it is found

FishBase gives its range as the states of Indiana and Kentucky in the United States, although the Indiana populations are now treated as a separate species, Amblyopsis hoosieri.

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Sources

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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