Biology
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Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat, little is known about the toothless blindcat. Its sucker-like mouth and the mud-like contents of its stomach suggest that it feeds on fungal growths and detritus found amongst the soft bottom of the underground pool (5) (6). It is likely that is searches continuously and randomly for food on the bottom, without the need for effective sense organ to locate a meal (6). Olfaction, the sense of smell, appears to be the most effective sense the toothless blindcat possesses, which is possibly used to locate a potential mate (6).
Conservation
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In addition to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) classifying the toothless blindcat as Vulnerable (1), the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department consider this species to be Threatened (9). Controls are placed on water extraction from the Edwards Aquifer by federal and state authorities, offering the toothless blindcat a little protection (8). However, to fully protect this little known species and the unique aquatic ecosystem it inhabits, further studies and long-term monitoring are required to inform conservation actions (8).
Description
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This small, freshwater fish occupies underground waters in Texas, a habitat inaccessible to people, yet still vulnerable to the impacts of human activities. The pinkish-white toothless blindcat has a head that looks like that of a tadpole, and lacks both eyes and teeth (3) (4). The adipose fin, the fin on the back of the fish, is long, low and joined to the short and rounded tail fin (3).
Habitat
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The toothless blindcat is a subterranean freshwater fish, inhabiting underground pools at depths of 305 to 582 meters (1) (5).
Range
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Occurs only in the San Antonio Pool of the Edwards Aquifer, in and near San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas (4).
Status
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Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1).
Threats
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As the toothless blindcat occurs only in one underground pool, any change in the pool environment could rapidly impact the entire population, making this species very vulnerable to extinction. The toothless blindcat inhabits water that is removed for human use (7), particularly for the enormous city of San Antonio. As San Antonio continues to grow at a rapid rate, ground water extraction will have an increasing impact on the blindcat's habitat (8). In addition, as human populations rise, so does the probability of contamination of the Edwards Aquifer from agricultural and industrial runoff, such as fertilisers, pesticides and heavy metals (5) (7).
Trophic Strategy
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Inhabits subterranean waters.
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Biology
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Inhabits subterranean waters.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Trogloglanis pattersoni
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Trogloglanis pattersoni és una espècie de peix d'aigua dolça[4] de la família dels ictalúrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes present en 5 pous artesians prop de San Antonio (Texas)[4][5][6][7] Els mascles poden assolir 10,4 cm de longitud total.[4][8]
Referències
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↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Eigenmann C. H., 1919. Trogloglanis pattersoni a new blind fish from San Antonio, Texas. Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. v. 58 (núm. 6). 397-400.
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↑ uBio (anglès)
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↑ BioLib (anglès)
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↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 FishBase (anglès)
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↑ Culver, D.C., 1986. Cave Faunas. p. 427-443. A: M.E. Soulé (ed.) Conservation Biology. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Massachusetts.
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↑ Hassan-Williams, C. i T.H. Bonner. 2007. Texas freshwater fishes. Texas State University- San Marcos: Biology Department/ Aquatic Station.
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↑ Hugg, D.O., 1996. MAPFISH georeferenced mapping database. Freshwater and estuarine fishes of North America. Life Science Software. Dennis O. i Steven Hugg, 1278 Turkey Point Road, Edgewater, Maryland, Estats Units.
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↑ Page, L.M. i B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Estats Units. 432 p.
Bibliografia
- Burgess, W. E. (1989). An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 784 pàg.
- Eschmeyer, William N.: Genera of Recent Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. iii + 697. ISBN 0-940228-23-8. Any 1990.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, Califòrnia, Estats Units. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
- Ferraris, Carl J.: Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa, 1418. 8 de març del 2007. ISBN 978-1-86977-058-7. PDF (anglès)
- Helfman, G., B. Collette i D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estats Units, 1997.
- Langecker, T. G. i G. Longley, 1993: Morphological adaptations of the Texas blind catfishes Trogloglanis pattersoni and Satan eurystomus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) to the undergound environment. Copeia 1993 (núm. 4): 976-986.
- Lundberg, J. G., 1982: The comparative anatomy of the toothless blindcat, Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann, with a phylogenetic analysis of the ictalurid catfishes. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan Núm. 163: 1-85.
- Moyle, P. i J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a edició, Upper Saddle River, Nova Jersey, Estats Units: Prentice-Hall. Any 2000.
- Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea i J.D. Williams, 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 29, Bethesda (Maryland)|Bethesda, Maryland, Estats Units.
- Nelson, J.S. 2006: Fishes of the world. Quarta edició. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 601 p.
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea i W.B. Scott, 1980. A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (12)1-174.
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea i W.B. Scott, 1991. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Pub. (20):183 p.
- Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a edició, Londres: Macdonald. Any 1985.
- World Conservation Monitoring Center, 1992. Global Biodiversity: Status of the Earth's living resources. Chapman and Hall, Londres, Gran Bretanya. 594 p.
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Trogloglanis pattersoni és una espècie de peix d'aigua dolça de la família dels ictalúrids i de l'ordre dels siluriformes present en 5 pous artesians prop de San Antonio (Texas) Els mascles poden assolir 10,4 cm de longitud total.
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Toothless blindcat
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The toothless blindcat (Trogloglanis pattersoni) is a species of North American freshwater catfish endemic to Texas in the United States.
Description
The toothless blindcat has no pigmentation and no externally visible eyes. The eye remnants are extremely reduced in size, with very little or no trace of a retina or lens; the optic tract is present, but always regresses before reaching the brain. In juveniles, the eye is under the skin, but as the fish grows, the eyes are withdrawn even further.[3] The head is as long as it is broad. The adipose fin is long and rounded at the end, and is connected to the caudal fin. The dorsal and pectoral fins have spines.[4] The swim bladder in these fish is reduced. The stomach is reduced in size and surrounded by deposits of adipose tissue allowing for adequate energy to be stored.[3] The skull is mostly cartilaginous and not well-ossified, unlike the adults of most larger ictalurids. The lateral line is fragmented and reaches to between the anterior to the posterior end of the adipose fin. This species also has a few paedomorphic traits (indicated by small size which ranges from 16-89mm,[3] kidney morphology, and weak ossification of the skeleton).[3] This species may reach about 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) TL.[5]
Diet
Its toothless, sucker-like mouth possibly indicates T. pattersoni is a detritivore.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Along with the related widemouth blindcat (Satan eurystomus), this species inhabits subterranean habitats[4] in five artesian wells penetrating the San Antonio Pool of the Edwards Aquifer in and near San Antonio, Texas.[5]
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Trogloglanis pattersoni es una especie de peces de la familia Ictaluridae en el orden de los Siluriformes.
Morfología
• Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 10,4 cm de longitud total.[2][3]
Hábitat
Es un pez de agua dulce.
Distribución geográfica
Se encuentran en Norteamérica: 5 pozos artesianos cerca de San Antonio (Texas, Estados Unidos ).
Referencias
Bibliografía
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, núm. 1, vol. 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, Estados Unidos. 2905. ISBN 0-940228-47-5.
- Fenner, Robert M.: The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Neptune City, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos : T.F.H. Publications, 2001.
- Helfman, G., B. Collette y D. Facey: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, Malden, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos , 1997.
- Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4a. edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. Año 2000.
- Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3a. edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. Año 1994.
- Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2a. edición, Londres: Macdonald. Año 1985.
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Trogloglanis pattersoni Trogloglanis generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Ictaluridae familian sailkatzen da.
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Ślepak bezzębny (Trogloglanis pattersoni) – endemiczny gatunek słodkowodnej ryby z rodziny sumikowatych (Ictaluridae). Jedyny przedstawiciel rodzaju Trogloglanis.
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Опис
Максимальна довжина сягає 10,4 см. Звичайна довжина становить 6,9 см. Голова порівняна масивна, велика. Череп не сильно окостенілий. Очі відсутні. Оптичний тракт присутній. Є 4 пари крихітних вусів. Тулуб кремезний. Плавальний міхур звужений. Бічна лінія уривчаста. Спинний плавець високий, з короткою основою. Жировий плавець довгий, закруглений на кінці. Грудні плавці видовжені. Черевні плавці порівняно великі, з загостреними кінчиками. Грудні та спинний плавці мають шипи. Анальний плавець широкий, з основою середньої довжини (більша за спинний і менша за жировий плавці). Хвостовий плавець усічений.
Забарвлення бліде, без особливої пігментації, лише у області черева колір кремуватий. Усі плавці синюватого кольору.
Спосіб життя
Є демерсальною рибою. Зустрічається в артезіанських свердловинах. Тримається на глибинах від 305 до 582 м. Увесь час проводить у темряві. З огляду на відсутність зубів живиться детритом.
Розповсюдження
Є ендеміком США. Мешкає у окрузі Беар (штат Техас).
Джерела
- Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. 432 p.
- Langecker, Thomas G.; Longley, Glenn (1993). Morphological Adaptations of the Texas Blind Catfishes Trogloglanis pattersoni and Satan eurystomus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) to Their Underground Environment. Copeia. Copeia, Vol. 1993, No. 4. 1993 (4): 976—986.
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洞鮰
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洞鮰: Brief Summary
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洞鮰為輻鰭魚綱鯰形目北美鯰科的其中一種，被IUCN列為次級保育類動物，分布於北美洲美國德克薩斯州聖安東尼奧的地下湧泉，體長可達10.4公分，受到水汙染的威脅。
