Species Profile
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Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Amblyopsidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Southeast Region (Region 4)
Date Listed: Oct 11, 1977

  • States/US Territories in which the Alabama cavefish is known to occur:  Alabama
  • US Counties in which the Alabama cavefish is known to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Alabama cavefish is known to occur:  KEY CAVE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E011.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
09/28/1988 53 FR 37968 37970 Reclassification of Alabama Cavefish from Thr. to End.; 53 FR 37968-37970
12/04/1987 52 FR 46106 46108 Proposed Rule to Reclassify Alabama Cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni) from Thr. to End.; 52 FR 46106-46108
09/09/1977 42 FR 45526 45530 Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five species of Southeastern Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
10/25/1990 Alabama Cavefish View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
09/09/1977 42 FR 45526 45530 Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five species of Southeastern Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530 Final Rule Active

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Alabama cavefish

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Alabama cavefish.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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Last updated: February 9, 2010