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The Ozark Cave Fish (Troglichthys roasae) from Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA. The Ozark Cave Fish, Amblyopsis roasae, is a rare and imperiled species. Only known from the Ozarks of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, it is listed as a United States Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened Species. This specimen was photographed in Oklahoma’s Ozarks, 2011. Amblyopsidae,Amblyopsis roasae,Amblyopsis roase,Life in the dark,Ozark Cave Fish,Ozark Cavefish,Troglichthys rosae,aquatic cave fauna,aquifer fauna,cave adaptation,cave dwelling,groundwater inhabiting,hypogean,stygobitic,subterranean,troglobitic,troglomorphism,troglomorphy Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Ozark Cave Fish (Troglichthys roasae) from Delaware County, Oklahoma, USA.

The Ozark Cave Fish, Amblyopsis roasae, is a rare and imperiled species. Only known from the Ozarks of Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, it is listed as a United States Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened Species. This specimen was photographed in Oklahoma’s Ozarks, 2011.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Re-identifying this one to the new species name that you mentioned. Posted 3 years ago

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The Ozark Cavefish

Troglichthys rosae is a cavefish in the Troglichthys genus.

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Similar species: Trout-perches
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Apr 30, 2018. Captured Feb 25, 2011 11:05.
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  • DSLR-A100
  • f/16.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm