Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859

Southern cavefish

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Inhabits subterranean water (Ref. 5723). Found in caves which are near the water table and are therefore more uniform than other amblyopsid caves (Ref. 34868). Feeds mainly on copepods, amphipods and isopods (Ref. 10294).

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Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr 1991 A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p. (Ref. 5723) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=5723&speccode=2590

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"Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/210197". Accessed 18 Mar 2010.

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