Alabama Cavefish
Usually Found: In Key Cave, NW Alabama, USA
We’ll give you one guess where you can find this species. Too late! These creepy animals are found in the underground pools in Key Cave, located in Northwestern Alabama. Alabama Cavefish were actually first discovered underneath a colony of gray bats back in 1967 by Robert A. Keuhne and John E. Cooper. It would not be scientifically described until 1974, however.
Sadly, it is often hard to come across them as the species is now critically endangered. It is estimated only 100 remain as of this writing, making it the rarest cavefish species in the United States. The species is pretty much completely white and lives entirely off of nutrient-rich guana from gray bats in the cave. It is thought that Alabama’s flooding problems, specifically for Key Cave, have led to the major decline along with its fragile ecosystem.