Educational resources on Northern Cavefish

Northern Cavefish or Amblyopsis spelaea is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to D2. IUCN Profile of the Northern Cavefish

Academic web links for the Northern Cavefish.

Freshwater Fish List
Amblyopsis spelaea northern cavefish Forbesichthys agassizii spring cavefish Typhlichthys subterraenus southern cavefish Atherinopsidae Labidesthes sicculus brook silverside
people.morehead-st.edu/fs/d.eisenhour/fwlist.html

Amblyopsis spelaea
Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842: Northern cavefish: Common name: Northern cavefish (E); vernacular, AFS. Etymology: amblus (Gr) blunt, point taken off; ops (Gr) eyes; spelaea (L
www.clt.astate.edu/aromero/new_page_34.htm

ADW: Amblyopsis spelaea: Classification
Amblyopsis spelaea (northern cavefish) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Amblyopsis_spelaea.html

Endangered Species of Mammoth Cave
Northern Cavefish: S: C2: Etheostoma maculatum: Spotted Darter: T: Etheostoma pellucidum: Eastern Sand Darter: S: C2: Etheostoma tippecanoe: Tippecanoe Darter: S: Noturus exilis
bioweb.wku.edu/courses/BIOL115/Wyatt/Biodiversity/mammoth_endang.htm

ADW: Amblyopsis: Classification
... Amblyopsis spelaea (northern cavefish)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/path/Amblyopsis.html

George L. Fox
Amblyopsis spelaea - Northern cavefish; Genus Chologaster. Chologaster cornuta - Swampfish; Genus Forbesichthys. Forbesichthys agassizii - Spring cavefish
sthweb.bu.edu/index.php?option=com_awiki&view=mediawiki&article=Cavefish&Itemid=352

REVIEW PAPER
James Ellsworth DeKay (1842) described the Northern cavefish, Amblyopsisspelaea DeKay, 1842, from Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, in the first scientifically acknowledged report of a blind
www.clt.astate.edu/aromero/432.TheEndRegressiveEvolution.pdf

BIRDNET :: Permits & Permitting :: Kentucky
Northern cavefish Amblyopsis spelaea Crystal darter Ammocrypta asprella Eastern sand darter Ammocrypta pellucida Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/permit/kentucky.html

TAXONOMY
PARENTAL CARE: The only evidence of parental care is in that of Amblyopsis spelaea, the northern cavefish. A. Spelaea is a branchial brooder, carrying the eggs and fry
fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e254003.htm

Class Osteichthyes
...perch, trout-perch) Family Aphredoderidae (pirate perch) Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams), pirate perch N,SW C Family Amblyopsidae (cavefish) Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, northern cavefish S R
www.indiana.edu/~inbsarc/divfish_files/species_files/checklist%20of%20indiana%20fishes.pdf