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Amblyopsis rosae in USA (contiguous states)
Ozark cavefish

Amblyopsis rosae (Eigenmann, 1898)
Family:	Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)	picture (Amros_u0.jpg) by The Native Fish Conservancy
Order:	Percopsiformes (trout-perches, pirate perches and cavef)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Ozark cavefish
Max. size:	6.2 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5723)
Environment:	demersal; potamodromous
Climate:	temperate; 38°N - 35°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.3; Fec=25)
Distribution:	North America: Springfield Plateau in southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas (Arkansas and upper White River drainages), USA.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8. Pink-white. No eyes (vestigial eye tissues under skin). No pelvic fins. Usually 8 anal rays; 9-11 branched caudal rays.
Biology:	Inhabits subterranean waters of quite small cave streams. Its preferred habitat in these caves is chert rubble though it is also found in areas of silt-sand substrates. Stomachs examined contained copepods which constituted about 70-90% by volume with the balance being primarily small salamanders, crayfish, isopods, amphipods and young of their own species (Ref. 34868). Threatened by overfishing (Ref. 10172)
Threatened:	Vulnerable, see IUCN Red List (D1+2) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr. 1991. (Ref. 5723)
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USA (contiguous states) country information
Common names:	Ozark cavefish	Ref: Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004
Status:	endemic	Ref: Poly, W.J. and G.S. Proudlove, 2004
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)	Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Regulations:	protected	Ref: Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Springfield Plateau in southwestern Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas (Arkansas and upper White River drainages). Also Ref. 3881, 51651. Status of threat: threatened; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
States/Provinces:	Arkansas (native) Missouri (native) Oklahoma (endemic)
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991
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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07

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