Hoosier Cavefish
Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean & Chakrabarty, 2014
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Percopsiformes |
| Family | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus | Amblyopsis |
| Species | Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean & Chakrabarty, 2014 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 90 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Bronson's Cave, Lawrence Co., IN
Range
Known from Indiana in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genome | nuclear | 1 | GCA_027564755.1 |
1 sequence, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 1 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
- Nuclear genome
- Available
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 91988 · California Academy of Sciences
- Paratype ×2
- LSU Museum of Natural Science
- Paratype ×2
- Yale Peabody Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Field Museum of Natural History | 13 |
| University of Michigan Museum of Zoology | 12 |
| California Academy of Sciences | 10 |
| University of Arkansas Collections Facility | 5 |
| Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt | 3 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 3 |
| and 13 other collections | 17 |
63 cataloged lots in 19 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 63 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2 Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 5 July 2017.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
- Agriculture - Crops
- Agriculture - Livestock
- Agriculture - Logging
- Mining & Quarrying
- Overcollection - Amateur
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
How to cite this account
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