Ozark cavefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Percopsiformes |
Family: | Amblyopsidae |
Genus: | Amblyopsis |
Species: | A. rosae
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Binomial name | |
Amblyopsis rosae (C. H. Eigenmann, 1898)
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Synonyms | |
Troglichthys rosae |
The Ozark cavefish, Amblyopsis rosae, is a small subterranean freshwater fish endemic to the United States. It has been listed as a threatened species in the US since 1984;[3][4] the IUCN currently lists the species as Near Threatened, though it was previously listed as Vulnerable (VU D1+2 v2.3) between 1986 and 1996.[1] It is listed as Endangered and Threatened by the Missouri Department of Conservation.[5]