anableps

(ˈænəˌblɛps)

n, pl -bleps

(Animals) any of various cyprinodont fishes constituting the genus Anableps, which includes the four-eyed fishes

[New Latin, literally: one who looks up, from Greek, from anablepein to look up]

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Tidal migration and patterns in feeding of the four-eyed fish Anableps anableps L.

Ichthyofauna as bioindicator of environmental quality in an industrial district in the amazon estuary, Brazil/Ictiofauna com indicador biologico estuarino em um distrito industrial, estuario amazonico, Brasil

Scinderin, an actin depolymerizing protein similar to gelsolin, is abundantly expressed in Zebrafish and Anableps corneas [223-226].

Ocular surface development and gene expression

Reproductive biology of the cuatro ojos, Anableps dowi (Pisces: Anablepidae), from E1 Salvador and its seasonal variations.

Seasonal effects on female fecundity and male sperm availability in a thermally stable temperate population of sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna)

The fish - known as anableps - originally come from the rivers of South America, where they use their bizarre eyes to see both above and below the water's surface at the same time.

Four-eyed fish are a welcome spectacle

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