A Fisherman's Tale: An Unusual Observation of the Ozark Cavefish, Troglichthys (= Amblyopsis) Rosae (Eigenmann)

Joshua B. Mouser; Josh Johnston; Matthew L. Niemiller; Shannon K. Brewer

doi:10.1656/058.022.0114

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11 April 2023 A Fisherman's Tale: An Unusual Observation of the Ozark Cavefish, Troglichthys (= Amblyopsis) Rosae (Eigenmann)

Joshua B. Mouser, Josh Johnston, Matthew L. Niemiller, Shannon K. Brewer

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Southeastern Naturalist, 22(1):N28-N33 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0114

Abstract

Troglichthys (= Amblyopsis) rosae (Ozark Cavefish) is currently known from 83 locations within the Ozark Highlands ecoregion. We found a cavefish at a new location in the Grand Lake O' the Cherokees on the western side of the Neosho River (Delaware County, OK), which is on the northwest periphery of the Ozark Cavefish range. Examination of the mitochondrial ND2 gene supports that the specimen is an Ozark Cavefish, but distinct (4.6–9.2% pairwise distance) from other specimens that have been genetically sampled, and could represent a unique population. Future research should focus on expanding sampling efforts and conducting a range-wide genetic analysis of the Ozark Cavefish.

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Joshua B. Mouser, Josh Johnston, Matthew L. Niemiller, and Shannon K. Brewer "A Fisherman's Tale: An Unusual Observation of the Ozark Cavefish, Troglichthys (= Amblyopsis) Rosae (Eigenmann)," Southeastern Naturalist 22(1), N28-N33, (11 April 2023). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0114

Published: 11 April 2023

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