. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 28. (a) Side and (6) Dorsal View of Head of Typhlicklhys subterraneus. Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard was discovered at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and later found in Mammoth Cave. For a time specimens of this species and of Amblyopsis found a ready market at Mammoth Cave, and this probably has had much to do with its later scarcity in this place. It was subsequently caught in other caves, to be sold at Mammoth Cave. The author has taken it in Roaring River of Mammoth Cave, where it was occasionally found swimming freely, but more often u
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 28. (a) Side and (6) Dorsal View of Head of Typhlicklhys subterraneus. Typhlichthys subterraneus Girard was discovered at Bowling Green, Kentucky, and later found in Mammoth Cave. For a time specimens of this species and of Amblyopsis found a ready market at Mammoth Cave, and this probably has had much to do with its later scarcity in this place. It was subsequently caught in other caves, to be sold at Mammoth Cave. The author has taken it in Roaring River of Mammoth Cave, where it was occasionally found swimming freely, but more often under large rocks to be brought out only by tapping the rocks with the net handle or one's foot. The difficulties in collecting this species (as well as other material) in Mammoth Cave arise from the great extent of the cave and the in- convenience of transporting collecting apparatus to the remote places where alone these fishes are to be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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