Ozark cavefish

Ozark cavefish

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Amblyopsidae
Genus: Amblyopsis
Species:
A. rosae
Binomial name
Amblyopsis rosae
Synonyms

Troglichthys rosae
(Page and Burr, 2011)

The Ozark cavefish, Amblyopsis rosae, is a small subterranean freshwater fish endemic to the United States. It has been listed as a threatened species in the US since 1984;[3][4] the IUCN currently lists the species as Near Threatened, though it was previously listed as Vulnerable (VU D1+2 v2.3) between 1986 and 1996.[1] It is listed as Endangered and Threatened by the Missouri Department of Conservation.[5]

  1. ^ a b NatureServe (2014). "Troglichthys rosae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T1079A19032420. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T1079A19032420.en.
  2. ^ "Troglichthys rosae". NatureServe. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. ^ 49 FR 43965
  5. ^ "Ozark cavefish". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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