Anableps anableps
| Anableps anableps | |
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| at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Anablepidae |
| Genus: | Anableps |
| Species: | A. anableps |
| Binomial name | |
| Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Anableps anableps, the largescale four-eyed fish is a species of four-eyed fish found in fresh and brackish waters of northern South America and Trinidad. This species grows to a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL. This fish can be found in the aquarium trade. Despite the misleading name, the fish doesn't actually have 4 eyes.
Largescale four-eyed fish at Hellabrunn Zoo
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Anableps anableps" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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