TN00366 SOUTHERN CAVEFISH TYPHLICHTHYS SUBTERRANEUS
TN00366PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: SMALL WHITE FISH WITH DORSALLY FLATTENED HEAD AND NO EYES, SINGLE DORSAL FIN, A ROUNDED CAUDAL FIN, NO PELVIC FINS, ANUS JUST BEHIND GILL CONNECTION REPRODUCTION: BREEDING MOST LIKELY IN SPRING OTHER: ONLY TRUE TROGLOBITIC FISH IN TENNESSEE, ANNULUS FORMATION IS IN FALL, PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES MAY BE TRIGGERED BY SLIGHT WATER TEMPERATURE DROP IN SPRING DUE TO FLOODING OF CAVES, LIFE SPAN PROBABLY NOT TO EXCEED 4 YEARS, SPECIES DOES NOT LEAVE CAVE HABITAT DURING LIFE SPAN
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816, 2615, 2324, 2616, 2612, 2321, 2311, 2312, 1647, 2617, 2309, 2323, 1290, 1314, 2310, 835, 1272, 1271, 1155, 1292, 4205
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