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Family Amblyopsidae - Cavefishes

Order:

Percopsiformes

Class:

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

No. of Genera:

No. of Species:

Environment:

Fresh: Yes Brackish: No Marine: No

Aquarium:

none

First Fossil Record:

Ref.:

Remark:

Freshwater; usually cave-dwellers. Distribution: southern and eastern United States. Scales cycloid. Head naked. Eyes small to vestigial. Dorsal fin spines 1-2 or absent; soft rays 7-12. Anal fin spines 1-2 or absent; soft rays 7-11. Usually without pelvic fins; Amblyopsis spelaea has small abdominal pelvic fins with 0-6 rays. Rows of sensory papillae on the head, body, and tail. Vertebrae 27-35. About 9 cm maximum length.

Etymology:

Greek, amblys, -eia = soft, weak + Greek, ops = similar to, aspect ( Ref. 45335).

Division:

Primary freshwater

Reproductive guild:

bearers

Main Ref.:

Nelson, J.S..1984

Coordinator:

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