Akysis alfredi Ng & Kottelat 1998 Identification: The body is relatively elongate. The mouth is subterminal; the tip of the snout is well in front of the lower jaw. The nostrils are close together and separated only by the nasal barbel. The anterior nostril is on the surface of the snout, not
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ORANGEFIN MADTOM Noturus gilberti Jordan & Evermann 1889 Identification: The Orangefin Madtom has a slender body and a flat head with the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower jaw. The body is olive or brown above and pale yellow or white below. The fins are dark with light yellow or white e
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WIDEMOUTH BLINDCAT Satan eurystomus Hubbs & Bailey 1947 Identification: The Widemouth Blindcat is one of four species of North American catfishes that lack eyes and dark pigments. These species are white or pink in color and are found in aquifers in Mexico and in the Edwards Plateau in Texas
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TOOTHLESS BLINDCAT Trogloglanis pattersoni Eigenmann 1919 Identification: The Toothless Blindcat lacks eyes and jaw teeth, and is pinkish white. The lips are thin at the corner of the mouth and the short, lower jaw is curved upward into the mouth. The snout overhangs the mouth. The gill membrane
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PHANTOM BLINDCAT Prietella lundbergi Walsh & Gilbert 1995 Identification: The Phantom Blindcat lacks eyes and is pinkish white. The dorsal fin lacks a spine. The snout overhangs the mouth. There is a long adipose fin joined to the caudal fin but with a flap posteriorly creating a deep notch
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Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein, 1819) Identification: Cetopsis coecutiens can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of the presence of an eye, the conical teeth on the vomer and dentary, a body depth greater than 0.22 of SL, the elongated filaments on the distal portion
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MEXICAN BLINDCAT Prietella phreatophila Carranza 1954 Identification: The Mexican Blindcat lacks eyes and is pinkish white. The dorsal fin lacks a spine. The snout overhangs the mouth. The adipose fin is joined to the caudal fin without an obvious flap posteriorly. There are 15 caudal rays and 1
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