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Durack has or used to have 72 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Blind Cave Eel.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Blind Cave Eel

Blind Cave Eel

Ophisternon candidum

Status: Vulnerable

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Ophisternon candidum has greater than 80% of its range within Durack

The Blind Cave Eel is a pure white fish growing to 40 cm, with an eel-like body, no eyes, and a thin rayless membrane around the tip of the tail. The Blind Cave Eel is the world's longest cavefish and one of only two vertebrate animals known from Australia that are restricted to subterranean waters.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Changed surface and groundwater regimesChanged surface and groundwater regimes

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseasesInvasive species and diseases

PollutionPollution

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Durack has or used to have 184 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Blind Cave Eel but they're just as important.

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