| Hoosier cavefish | |
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| A live specimen of A. hoosieri, measuring 60.7 millimetres (2.39 in) long. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus: | Amblyopsis |
| Species: | A. hoosieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean & Chakrabarty, 2014
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| Distribution in Indiana. The red dots are A. hoosieri, and the blue dots are A. spelaea | |
The Hoosier cavefish (Amblyopsis hoosieri) is a subterranean species of blind fish from southern Indiana in the United States. Described in 2014, A. hoosieri was the first new species of amblyopsid cavefish to be discovered in 40 years.[1]
- ^ Chakrabarty, Prosanta; Prejean, Jacques A.; Niemiller, Matthew L. (May 29, 2014). "The Hoosier cavefish, a new and endangered species (Amblyopsidae, Amblyopsis) from the caves of southern Indiana". ZooKeys (412). Pensoft: 41–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.412.7245. PMC 4042695. PMID 24899861. Retrieved January 23, 2015.