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Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae)

Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae) Environmental Biology of Fishes 51: 420, 1998. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae) 1 2 Aldemaro Romero & Loubna Bennis Department of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, 2912 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, U.S.A. Common name: Northern cavefish (E). Conservation status: Vulnerable (World Conservation Monitor- ing Centre), State endangered species (Indiana Department of Natural Resources), species of special concern (Kentucky Na- ture Preserves Commission). Identification: This is one of the four species of troglobitic (cave, blind, and depigmented) fishes of the family Amblyopsidae. It is small, on average 84 mm SL, and range between 19 and 105 mm. Body depigmented with nonfunctional pigment cells. Looks pinkish due to the superficial blood vessels. Head length: 0.139–0.399; head width: 0.193–0.267; head depth: 0.150–0.236, D 9–11, A 8–11, P 9–11. Elongated body and head; head also depressed. Rudimentary eyes, hidden under the skin. Projecting jaw. Intermaxillaries and jaw covered by folds of skins or lips. Minute, slender, and slightly recurved teeth. Small cycloid scales, irregularly placed, and more or less embedded, so http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Journals

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Environmental Biology of Fishes 51: 420, 1998. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae) 1 2 Aldemaro Romero & Loubna Bennis Department of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, 2912 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, U.S.A. Common name: Northern cavefish (E). Conservation...
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 1998 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Zoology; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/ Biogeography; Environment, general; Nature Conservation
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0378-1909
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1573-5133
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10.1023/A:1007452428718
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Environmental Biology of Fishes 51: 420, 1998. © 1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae) 1 2 Aldemaro Romero & Loubna Bennis Department of Biology, University of Miami, P.O. Box 249118, Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. Department of Biology, College of Liberal Arts, Florida Atlantic University, 2912 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314, U.S.A. Common name: Northern cavefish (E). Conservation status: Vulnerable (World Conservation Monitor- ing Centre), State endangered species (Indiana Department of Natural Resources), species of special concern (Kentucky Na- ture Preserves Commission). Identification: This is one of the four species of troglobitic (cave, blind, and depigmented) fishes of the family Amblyopsidae. It is small, on average 84 mm SL, and range between 19 and 105 mm. Body depigmented with nonfunctional pigment cells. Looks pinkish due to the superficial blood vessels. Head length: 0.139–0.399; head width: 0.193–0.267; head depth: 0.150–0.236, D 9–11, A 8–11, P 9–11. Elongated body and head; head also depressed. Rudimentary eyes, hidden under the skin. Projecting jaw. Intermaxillaries and jaw covered by folds of skins or lips. Minute, slender, and slightly recurved teeth. Small cycloid scales, irregularly placed, and more or less embedded, so

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