Anablepidae

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Anablepidae
Four-eyed fish, Anableps sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Superfamily: Poecilioidea
Family: Anablepidae
Bonaparte, 1831[1]
Subfamilies

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Anablepidae is a family of fishes which live in

Jenynsia) and the white-eye, Oxyzygonectes dovii. Fish of this family eat mostly insects and other invertebrates
.

Reproduction

Fish in the subfamily

gonopodium associated with the sperm duct which he uses as an intromittent organ
to deliver sperm to the female.

Subfamilies and genera

The family is divided into two subfamilies and three genera:[4][5][1]

References

  1. ^
    PMID 25543675
    .
  2. ISBN 0-471-25031-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  3. ^ "Four Eyes and More, the Family Anablepidae". WetWebMedia.com. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
  4. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original
    on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anablepidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Other References

  • Berra, Tim M. (2001). Freshwater Fish Distribution. San Diego: Academic Press.

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