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Forbesichthys
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Forbesichthys is a small genus of Amblyopsiform fishes native to North America, with two recognized species:[1]
- Forbesichthys agassizii (Putnam, 1872) (spring cavefish)
- Forbesichthys papilliferus (Forbes, 1882) (Shawnee Hills cavefish)
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Despite being cave fish, both species are non-troglomorphic, retaining functioning eyes and pigmented bodies. This is because venture out from their subterranean habitat to feed in surface waters at night.[citation needed]
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