Northern Cavefish
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{{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Northern cavefish | image = Amblyopsis spelaeus.jpg | image_width = 240px | status = Conservation status: Vulnerable | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Actinopterygii | ordo = Percopsiformes | familia = Amblyopsidae | genus = Amblyopsis | species = A. spelea | binomial = Amblyopsis spelea | binomial_authority = (DeKay, 1842) }}
The Northern Cavefish also know as the Northern Blindfish, Amblyopsis spelea is found in caves through Kentucky and southern Indiana. It is listed as a threatened species in the United States and the IUCN lists the species as vulnerable.
The White River, flowing east to west south of Bedford, Indiana, delimits the northern range of Amblyopsis spelea. These fish are not found in caves north of the White River.