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Blind Cavefish, Blind Cave Characin, Blind Cave Tetra [Pictures]
Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
SYN: Anoptichthys jordani, A. hubbsi
PD: The body is flesh colored with a silvery iridescence. The fins are colorless and transparent.
Alabama cavefish (Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni)
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Cavefish Not Blind to Attractions of Surface-Dwelling Cousins
Cavefish that have lost their eyesight and body coloring while adapting to the dark depths where they dwell show no prejudice against their surface-dwelling counterparts.
: Because blind cavefish have no functioning eyes, they depend on their lateral lines to detect motion in the water and find food, as well as locate enemies and avoid obstacles. They also have a very good sense of smell.
cavefishes), ephemeral pools, polar seas, and the depths of the ocean (e.g. deepsea anglerfishes). Across these habitats water temperatures may range from -1.
Amblyopsidae, Cavefishes
Ictaluridae, Catfish
Percopsidae, Trout-Perches
Salmonidae, Trouts
Clupeidae, Herrings
Esocidae, Pikes
Aphredoderidae, Pirate Perches
Umbridae, Mudminnows ...
[255] For example, the Mexican tetra is an albino cavefish that lost its eyesight during evolution.
January 22, 2012 " Blind Mexican cavefish have not only lost their sight but have adapted to perpetual darkness by also losing their pigment (albinism) and having altered sleep patterns. New research shows that the ... > full story ...
PERCOPSIFORMES
trout perches, sand rollers, pirate perches, cavefishes
GADIFORMES
Includes eel cods, codlets, eucla cods, grenadiers, deepsea cods, pelagic cods, cods, haddocks, hakes, burbots, phycid hakes, merluccid hakes ...
 See also: Shrimp, Coral, Whale, Catfish, Characin
  
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