Re: [Texascavers] Rare Blind Catfish Found in US for First Time

[Logan McNatt via Texascavers]

Congratulations to Jack Johnson (NPS); Peter Sprouse and Jean Krejca (Zara Environmental); Dean Hendrickson, Gary Garrett, and Adam Cohen (UT Austin);  Andy Gluesenkamp and Ben Hutchins (TPWD), and Dante Fenolio (San Antonio Zoo) for their involvement in this important find! Logan McNatt lmcn...@austin.rr.com On 6/18/2016 12:26 PM, Lee H. Skinner via Texascavers wrote: Translucent Blind Catfish Found In Texas Cave The Mexican blindcat, a species that grows to no more than 3 inches in length, is known to dwell only in areas supported by the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer that underlies the Rio Grande basin in Texas and Coahuila. The new blindcat finding lends additional weight to a theory that water-filled caves below the Rio Grande may connect the Texas and Mexico portions of the aquifer. Click on any of the links below for details. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uota-rbc061716.php http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/06/17/translucent-blind-catfish-found-in-texas-cave/ http://www.newser.com/story/226844/rare-blind-catfish-found-in-us-for-first-time.html Lee Skinner _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers

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