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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaChordataVertebrata

Class Actinopterygii
Klein, 1885 · Ray-finned Fishes

Species in this portal
24
Ecological class
11 stygobionts, 8 stygoxenes and 5 stygophiles
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
12 states and provinces
Counties
133
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Habitats
Cave pool, Cave lake, Cave stream, Sump or flooded passage, Phreatic groundwater
Cave zone
Deep cave
Conservation
6 of 21 ranked G1 or G2; 6 federally listed

Orders

  • Percopsiformes 10 in portal
  • Scorpaeniformes 3 in portal
  • Siluriformes 11 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Amblyopsis hoosieri Hoosier Cavefish G2 IN
  • Amblyopsis spelaea Northern Cavefish G2G3 KY
  • Ameiurus catus White Catfish G5 FL
  • Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead G5 AL, IL
  • Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead G5 AL, FL, KY
  • Ameiurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead G5 FL, GA
  • Aphredoderus gibbosus FL
  • Cottus bairdii Mottled Sculpin G5 AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Cottus carolinae Banded Sculpin G5 AL, GA, IL, KY, OK, TN
  • Cottus specus Grotto sculpin G2 MO
  • Demogorgonichthys arcanus Demon Cavefish AL
  • Forbesichthys agassizii Spring Cavefish GNR TN
  • Forbesichthys papilliferus G3 IL, KY, TN
  • Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish G5 AL, FL
  • Prietella phreatophila Mexican Blindcat GNR Mexico, TX
  • Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish GNR FL
  • Pylodictis olivaris Flathead Catfish G5 FL
  • Rhamdia quelen Silver Catfish
  • Satan eurystomus Widemouth Blindcat G1G2 TX
  • Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni Alabama cavefish G1 AL
  • Troglichthys rosae Ozark cavefish G3 AR, MO, OK
  • Trogloglanis pattersoni Toothless Blindcat G1G2 TX
  • Typhlichthys eigenmanni Salem Plateau Cavefish G3 AR, MO
  • Typhlichthys subterraneus Southern Cavefish G4 AL, GA, KY, TN

No species match that filter.

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
8VR36
GBIF
44
ITIS
161061
NCBI Taxonomy
7898

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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