Spring cavefish

Originally found in a deep well in Lebanon, Tennessee, they were shown to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University in January 1854.

The Spring cavefish lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The Spring cavefish, Forbesichthys agassizi, is a small subterranean freshwater fish native to the United States. It is currently believed to be endangered but has not been listed under the IUCN index due to lack of population studies. More

Spring Cavefish: Additional Information = References - Pflieger, William L. The Fishes of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, 1975. McDonald, Eugene F., Jr., and William L. Pflieger. More

A photo of a Spring Cavefish can be found at this offsite link: SEMO Port Authority, Enviornment. More

the spring cavefish habitat and measures to protect it. (Click here for detailed information) When plans were made for the one-mile long railroad line into the harbor area, its alignment was relocated to avoid the cavefish sites. More

Common name: spring cavefish (E) (American Fisheries Society). More

grant titled Distribution and Population Status of Spring Cavefish in Missouri. The grant is funded through the Missouri Department of Conservation. Spring Cavefish are small (3 inch) fish that live in caves and springs of Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky. More

Common names

cavefish in English
Kildeblindfisk in Danish (dansk)
Spring cavefish in English
阿氏亮鮰 in Chinese (中文)
阿氏亮鮰 in Mandarin Chinese
阿氏穴跳鮰 in Chinese (中文)
阿氏穴跳鮰 in Mandarin Chinese

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