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Waterfall Climbing Cave FishEducational resources on Waterfall Climbing Cave FishWaterfall Climbing Cave Fish or Cryptotora thamicola is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to D2. IUCN Profile of the Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish Cryptotora thamicola Cryptotora thamicola (Kottelat, 1988) Waterfall climbing cave fish of Thailand: Common Name: Waterfall climbing cave fish of Thailand (E) www.clt.astate.edu/aromero/cryptotora_thamicola.htm Home Page [pages.nyu.edu] Two of the fishes we work on are illustrated below: The top photograph shows the Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish of Thailand, Cryptotora ("Homaloptera") thamicola (Photo by Denis pages.nyu.edu/~rb4 Rationale The Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish of Thailand, Cryptotora thamicola , pictured below, illustrates the reduction in eyes and pigmentation typical of cave fishes (Photo by Denis pages.nyu.edu/~rb4/Rationale.htm thaicave.htm The most spectacular of these loach species is the waterfall climbing cave fish, Homaloptera thamicola. Most of the caves of Thailand are still unexplored, and it is probable that pages.nyu.edu/~rb4/thaicave.htm
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