Biology:Typhlichthys
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Typhlichthys is a small genus of troglomorphic cave fishes native to karst caves in eastern North America, with three recognized species:[1][2]
- Typhlichthys eigenmanni Charlton, 1933 (Salem Plateau Cavefish)
- Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard, 1859 (Southern Cavefish)
- Typhlichthys styx Brownstein, Watkins-Colwell, Policarpo, Harrington, Hoffman, Casane, and Near 2026 (Phantom Cavefish)
Species in the genus are all obligate troglomorphs, and last share a common ancestor with other amblyopsids in the Miocene, between 8 and 15 million years ago [3] [4]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Typhlichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Typhlichthys.
- ↑ Brownstein, Chase; Watkins-Colwell, Gregory; Policarpo, Maxime; Harrington, Richard; Hoffman, Eva; Casane, Didier; Near, Thomas (2026). "Aquifer-Mediated Speciation in Cave-Adapted Fishes". Integrative Organismal Biology 8 (1). doi:10.1093/iob/obag021. PMID 42221688. PMC 13221641. https://academic.oup.com/iob/article/8/1/obag021/8684975#564506791. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ Brownstein, Chase D; Policarpo, Maxime; Harrington, Richard C; Hoffman, Eva A; Stokes, Maya F; Casane, Didier; Near, Thomas J (30 July 2025). "Convergent Evolution in Amblyopsid Cavefishes and the Age of Eastern North American Subterranean Ecosystems". Molecular Biology and Evolution 42 (8). doi:10.1093/molbev/msaf185. PMID 40852875.
- ↑ Hart, Pamela Beth; Rincon-Sandoval, Melissa; Melendez-Vazquez, Fernando; Armbruster, Jonathan W.; Troyer, Emily M.; Bierstein, Orran M.; Gough, Brendan J.; Betancur-R, Ricardo et al. (16 July 2025). "Ancient climate changes and relaxed selection shape cave colonization in North American cavefishes". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2051). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2516. PMID 40669076.
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