Blind Cave Fish (Astyanax jordani)
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Scientific Name(s): Astyanax jordani ...
A second species, Astyanax jordani, is identical in every respect except that it has eyes and lives in streams on the surface. The two species are sometimes confused in name; and the blind species is sometimes incorrectly referred to as A.
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Blind Cave Tetra (Astyanax jordani)
These are curious fish- as their name suggests they are completely blind, having no eyes at all! They live in caves in the wild and have no pigmentation so are a light pink colour.
^ "Astyanax jordani". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
^ Dowling, T. E., D. P. Martasian, and W. R. Jeffrey (2002).
  
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