Biology:Anableps microlepis
| Anableps microlepis | |
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| Anableps microlepis from Meerzorg, Suriname | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Anablepidae |
| Genus: | Anableps |
| Species: | A. microlepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anableps microlepis Müller & Troschell, 1844
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The finescaled four-eyed fish (Anableps microlepis) is a species of four-eyed fish found in coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Trinidad and Tobago down to southeastern Brazil .[2][3][4] They mostly inhabit brackish environments such as estuaries, mangrove swamps, and tidal mudflats. It grows to approximately 30 cm (12 in) in length.[2][5]
This fish mostly feeds on organic matter and small invertebrates. In Manzanilla, this fish was found to feed on sand crabs (Emerita portoricensis) and small bivalves (Donax denticulatus).[6] While looking for food, they travel up and down the coastline in large groups ranging from a dozen to more than a hundred fish.[6]
Like other members of Anableps, this species has eyes that are split into two lobes, allowing it to see above and below water at the same time.[7] They can be distinguished from the sympatric Anableps anableps by having smaller and more numerous scales (76-83 compared to the less than 64 of A. anableps).[5] They also have a left or right-leaning gonopodium like other Anablepidae members and give live birth.[8]
References
- ↑ "Anableps microlepis". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279600.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Anableps microlepis" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ↑
- ↑ Garcia (May 2015). "Coastal fishes of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, with new records". Check List 11 (3): 1–24. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276888555_Coastal_fishes_of_Rio_Grande_do_Norte_northeastern_Brazil_with_new_records.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Species: Anableps microlepis, Finescale four-eyes". https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/caribbean/en/thefishes/species/3310.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kerwath (January 2001). "Feeding habits of Anableps microlepis (Anablepidae, Cyprinodontiformes) from two ecologically different habitats in Trinidad, West Indies". Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ichthyologie 2: 119–129. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235763021_Feeding_habits_of_Anableps_microlepis_Anablepidae_Cyprinodontiformes_from_two_ecologically_different_habitats_in_Trinidad_West_Indies.
- ↑ Schwassmann (July 1966). "Experimental analysis of the visual system of the four-eyed fish Anableps microlepis". Vision Research 5 (5): 269–281. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/17280032_Experimental_analysis_of_the_visual_system_of_the_four-eyed_fish_Anableps_microlepis.
- ↑ Götz, Albrecht (June 1998). Field research on reproduction, growth and age of Anableps microlepis in Trinidad (Thesis). Institute of Zoology II Science Department II – via ResearchGate.
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