Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 10; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 29. Pink-white. No eyes (vestigial eye tissues under skin). Large, broad head. Caudal fin with 0-2 rows of papillae (Ref. 5723) and a vertical basal row (Ref. 10294); 10-15 branched caudal rays (Ref. 5723).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Percopsiformes

Family: Amblyopsidae

Genus: Typhlichthys

Species: Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859

Climate Zone

Biology

Adults inhabit subterranean water (Ref. 5723). Found in caves which are near the water table and are therefore more uniform than other amblyopsid caves (Ref. 34868). Feed mainly on copepods, amphipods and isopods (Ref. 10294). Eggs are carried in gill chambers of females (Ref. 205).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless