Alabama cavefish
Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Cooper & Kuehne, 1974
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Percopsiformes |
| Family | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus | Speoplatyrhinus |
| Species | Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Cooper & Kuehne, 1974 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 60 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Key Cave, Lauderdale Co., AL
Range
Known from Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | unknown | 17 | 600-17901 bp | PZ091432.1 |
| ND | mitochondrial | 4 | 412-1047 bp | HQ338405.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 2 | 535-582 bp | JX121826.1 |
| RAG1 | nuclear | 2 | 1433-1433 bp | HQ707710.1 |
| genome | nuclear | 1 | GCA_025447795.1 | |
| 28S | nuclear | 1 | 654-654 bp | JX121776.1 |
27 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 27 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
- Nuclear genome
- Available
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 204999 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- 3705.01 · Alabama Museum of Natural History
- Paratype
- USNM 204998 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Topotype
- 197679 · University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Alabama Museum of Natural History | 6 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
| University of Michigan Museum of Zoology | 1 |
9 cataloged lots in 3 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 9 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
CR Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessed in 2012.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 12 April 2012.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act listed 1987
Federal: Endangered
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Invasive Species
- Diseases
Other resources
How to cite this account
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