The biology of hypogean fishes

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1 The biology of hypogean fishes

2 Developments in environmental biology of fishes 21 Series Editor EUGENE K. BALON

3 The biology of hypogean fishes Guest Editor: Aldemaro Romero Reprinted from Environmental biology offishes, Volume 62 (1-3), 2001 with addition of species and subject index... " Springer-Science+Business Media, B.Y.

4 A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the library of Congress Cover design by Eugene K. Balon using posterior portion of Amhlyopsis rosae and Typhlichthys suhterraneus by Loubna Bennis in the respective Threatened fishes of the world one pagers of Aldemaro Romero (Env. BioI. Fish. 52: 434 and 53: 74). The logo designed by Christine Flegler-Balon, based on an idea of Emma Spertus Printed on acid-free paper ISBN ISBN (ebook) DOI / All Rights Reserved 2001 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 200 I. Softcover reprint of the hardcover I st edition 2001 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner.

5 CONTENTS An introduction to the special volume on the biology of hypogean fishes, by A. Romero It's a wonderful hypogean life: a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world, by A. Romero & K.M. Paulson Scientists prefer them blind: the history of hypogean fish research, by A. Romero Nontroglobitic fishes in Bruffey-Hills Creek Cave, West Virginia, and other caves worldwide, by W.J. Poly Part 1. Anatomy, physiology and behavior The mechanosensory lateral line system of the hypogean form of Astyanax fasciatus, by J.C. Montgomery, S. Coombs & C.F. Baker Metabolie rate and natural history of Ozark cavefish, Amb/yopsis rosae, in Logan Cave, Arkansas, by G.L. Adams & J.E. Johnson Locomotory responses of the cave cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii to chemical signals from conspecifics and related species: new findings, by R. Berti & L. Zorn Responses to light in epigean and hypogean populations of Gambusia affinis (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae), by M.M. Camassa Temporal organization in locomotor activity of the hypogean loach, Nemacheilus evezardi, and its epigean ancestor, by A. K. Pati Part 2. Ecology and conservation Ecology of subterranean fishes: an overview, by E. Trajano Population biology and growth of Ozark cavefish in Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas, by J.Z. Brown & J.E. Johnson Threatened fishes of the wor/d: Ophisternon infernale (Hubbs, 1938) (Synbranchidae), by R. Medina-Gonza/ez, G. Proud/ove, L. Chumba-Segura & T. /lifte How hydrogeology has shaped the ecology of Missouri's Ozark cavefish, Amb/yopsis rosae, and southern cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus: insights on the sightless from understanding the underground, by D.B. Noltie & C.M. Wicks Habitat and population data of troglobitic armored cave catfish, Ancistrus cryptophtha/mus Reis, 1987, from central Brazil (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), by E. Trajano The conservation status of hypogean fishes, by G.S. Proudlove Threatened fishes of the wor/d: Ogilbia pearsei (Hubbs, 1938) (Bythitidae), by G. Proud/ove, R. Medina-Gonza/ez, L. Chumba-Segura & T. /lifte Status of the federally endangered Alabama cavefish, Speop/atyrhinus pou/soni (Amblyopsidae), in Key Cave and surrounding caves, Alabama, by B.R. Kuhajda & R.L. Mayden Part 3. Genetics and evolution Genetic differentiation among populations of the cave fish Schistura oedipus (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae) by R.B. Borowsky & L. Mertz Origins and relationship of cave populations of the blind Mexican tetra, Astyanax fasciatus, in the Sierra de EI Abra, by L. Espinasa & R.B. Borowsky Threatened fishes of the wor/d: Caecobarbus geertsii Bou/enger, 1921 (Cyprinidae), by G.S. Proud/ove & A. Romero

6 Morphological and physiological correlates of evolutionary reduction of metabolie rate among amblyopsid cave fishes, by T.L. Poulson Convergent adaptations to cave life in the Rhamdia laticauda catfish group (Pimelodidae, Teleostei), by H. Wilkens A review of morphological and behavioural changes in the cave molly, Poecilia mexicana, from Tabasco, Mexico, by J. Parzefall Part 4. Special cases Troglomorphic sculpins of the Cottus carolinae species group in Perry County, Missouri: distribution, external morphology, and conservation status, by S.M. Surr, G.L. Adams, J.K. Krejca, R.J. Paul & M.L. Warren, Jr. Milyeringa veritas (Eleotridae), a remarkably versatile cave fish from the arid tropics of northwestern Australia, by W.F. Humphreys Mexican blindeats genus Prietella (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae): an overview of recent explorations, by DA Hendrickson, J.K. Krejca & J.M. Rodrfguez Martinez A new blind cave fish population of genus Astyanax: geography, morphology and behavior, by L. Espinasa, P. Rivas-Manzano & H. Espinosa Perez Adaptations of cave fishes with some comparisons to deep-sea fishes, by T.L. Poulson Species and subject index How newly evolving species of cave fish learn to navigate.