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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]
The Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge is a 40-acre (16-ha) National Wildlife Refuge located in Lawrence County, Missouri, 20 mi (32 km) west of Springfield. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the land in 1991 to protect the endangered Ozark cavefish .
Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats. Related terms are subterranean fish, troglomorphic fish, troglobitic fish, stygobitic fish, phreatic fish, and hypogean fish.
Genus: Typhlichthys. Girard, 1859. Species: T. subterraneus. Binomial name. Typhlichthys subterraneus. Girard, 1859. Typhlichthys subterraneus, the southern cavefish, is a species of cavefish in the family Amblyopsidae endemic to karst regions of the eastern United States.
The Amblyopsidae are a fish family commonly referred to as cavefish, blindfish, or swampfish. They are small freshwater fish found in the dark environments of caves ( underground lakes, pools, rivers and streams ), springs and swamps in the eastern half of the United States.
^ "Ozark cavefish ( Amblyopsis rosae )". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
The News-Leader compiled a list of nine underrated destinations in the Ozarks, including Kimberling City, Dogwood Canyon and Sunrise Beach.
4,200 acres (17 km 2) Established. 1986. Governing body. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Website. Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge. Originally known as the Oklahoma Bat Caves National Wildlife Refuge, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge was established for the protection of endangered bats and their habitat.
The staff at the Neosho Fish Hatchery also protect the endangered Ozark cavefish in one of the springs that supplies the hatchery with water. In 1989, staff discovered Ozark cavefish using the spring. In 2002 efforts were taken to protect the area surrounding.
There are currently 3 species of this genus: [1] Amblyopsis hoosieri Niemiller, Prejean & Chakrabarty, 2014 (Hoosier cavefish) [3] Amblyopsis rosae C. H. Eigenmann, 1898 (Ozark cavefish) Amblyopsis spelaea DeKay, 1842 (northern cavefish)