Metadata

Typhlichthys undescribed species lineage G

[Niemiller et. al. 2013]

ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
PercopsiformesPercopsiformesAmblyopsidae

Synonyms

Typhlichthys subterraneus  Girard 1859 (in part)

Country

USA

Types

This taxon has not been described and there are no types. The taxon was identified as separate from Typhlichthys subterraneus sensu lato by Niemiller et al. (2013).

Distribution

Recorded from 37 caves in Tennessee (9 confirmed with molecular data) (Niemiller et al. 2013).

Conservation Status

MuG [NE] EN B1ab(iii):3.1:2013 (Niemiller et al. 2013)

Museum Holdings

AUM, INHS, UMMZ, USNM, UTIC, YPM (Niemiller et al. 2013)

Key References

Niemiller, Matthew L., Graening, Gary O., Fenolio, Dante B., Godwin, James C., Cooley, James R., Pearson, William D., Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M. and Near, Thomas J. Journal Article 2013 Doomed before they are described? The need for conservation assessments of cryptic species complexes using an amblyopsid cavefish (Amblyopsidae: Typhlichthys) as a case study