Southern Cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Actinopterygii |
| Order | Percopsiformes |
| Family | Amblyopsidae |
| Genus | Typhlichthys |
| Species | Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859 |
Synonyms
Typhlichthys wyandotte Eigenmann, 1905
Typhlichthys eigenmanni Charlton, 1933
Typhlichthys osborni Eigenmann, 1905
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 70 mm
Distribution
Type locality
well near Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY
Range
Known from four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | unknown | 467 | 543-17861 bp | PZ091431.1 |
| ND | mitochondrial | 129 | 429-1047 bp | PZ054557.1 |
| RAG1 | nuclear | 114 | 1431-1433 bp | JN592231.1 |
| genome | nuclear | 2 | GCA_027564835.1 | |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 2 | 535-583 bp | JX121825.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 652-652 bp | HQ557151.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 1 | 333-333 bp | JX121713.1 |
716 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 716 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
- Nuclear genome
- Available
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype ×4
- California Academy of Sciences
- Type
- USNM 8563 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Type ×3
- Yale Peabody Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Auburn University Museum of Natural History | 46 |
| Alabama Museum of Natural History | 33 |
| University of Texas Biodiversity Center | 16 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 15 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 14 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 12 |
| and 15 other collections | 54 |
190 cataloged lots in 21 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 190 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
NT Near Threatened
Assessed in 2014.
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 27 September 2010.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Arkansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Georgia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Indiana
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Kentucky
- S2S3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- s3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Agriculture - Crops
- Agriculture - Livestock
- Agriculture - Logging
- Mining & Quarrying
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
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