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The four-eyed fish eye. 1.Underwater retina 2.Lens 3. Air pupil 4. Tissue band 5. Iris 6. Underwater pupil 7. Air retina 8. Optic nerve. The maximum length of four-eyed fishes is up to 32 cm TL in A. microlepis, making this species the largest in the order Cyprinodontiformes.
Anableps anableps is a slender elongate fish with very distinct eyes that project prominently from the head. Each eye is divided lengthwise and thus has two pupils; the fish positions itself in such a way that the dividing line between the two parts of the eye lies on the surface of the water, so that one pupil has an aerial view while the other is submerged.
An oscar, Astronotus ocellatus, surveys its environment. Vision is an important sensory system for most species of fish.Fish eyes are similar to the eyes of terrestrial vertebrates like birds and mammals, but have a more spherical lens.
Diagrammatic vertical section through the eye of teleost fish. Fish have a refractive index gradient within the lens which compensates for spherical aberration. [4] Unlike humans, most fish adjust focus by moving the lens closer or further from the retina. [5] Teleosts do so by contracting the retractor lentis muscle.
Anablepidae is a family of ray-finned fishes which live in brackish and freshwater habitats from southern Mexico to southern South America. [2] There are three genera with sixteen species: the four-eyed fishes (genus Anableps), the onesided livebearers (genus Jenynsia) and the white-eye, Oxyzygonectes dovii.
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The name "four-eyed fish" comes from how the eyes of the fish are split into two lobes horizontally, each with its own pupil and vision. This allows the fish to see above and below the water at the same time. [4].Aiding in predator detection and prey location. Additionally, the fish has specialized muscles enabling each eye to adjust its focus ...
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