Caridina spelunca
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Caridina spelunca faces severe threats from groundwater extraction and cave system disturbance in its limited karst habitat range. Urban development and agricultural intensification in the surrounding watershed threaten water quality through pollution runoff and altered hydrology. The species' highly specialized cave-dwelling lifestyle makes it extremely vulnerable to any changes in groundwater chemistry or flow patterns.
Habitat
This freshwater shrimp is endemic to underground cave systems and karst aquifers, inhabiting cool, oxygen-rich groundwater environments. The species requires stable water chemistry and temperature conditions typical of deep cave ecosystems.
