Anableps microlepis Müller & Troschel, 1844
Foureyes
Anableps microlepis
photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Family:  Anablepidae (Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye), subfamily: Anablepinae
Max. size:  32 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 500.0 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater; brackish, non-migratory
Distribution:  Central and South America: Trinidad and Venezuela to the Amazon delta in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Gregarious but occurs in more restricted schools of about a dozen individuals. May occur singly or as a couple (Ref. 35237). Mainly found in freshwater (Ref. 9589) and brackish estuaries near river mouths (Ref. 5217). Occasionally marketed in the aquarium trade (Ref. 9589). Used in eye research because of its divided cornea which projects two images on the retina (Ref. 35237).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 April 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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