four-eyed fish

four-eyed fish
A genus Anableps of fish in the family Anablepidae having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time.

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  • Four-eyed fish — Taxobox name = Four eyed fishes image width = 240px image caption = Anableps sp. regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Cyprinodontiformes familia = Anablepidae genus = Anableps genus authority = Scopoli, 1777… …   Wikipedia

  • four-eyed fish — noun : a fish of the genus Anableps * * * a small, surface swimming fish, Anableps anableps, inhabiting shallow, muddy streams of Mexico and Central America, having each eye divided, with the upper half adapted for seeing in air and the lower… …   Useful english dictionary

  • four-eyed fish — brazilinė keturakė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Anableps anables angl. four eyed fish rus. бразильская четырёхглазка ryšiai: platesnis terminas – keturakės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • four-eyed fish — a small, surface swimming fish, Anableps anableps, inhabiting shallow, muddy streams of Mexico and Central America, having each eye divided, with the upper half adapted for seeing in air and the lower half for seeing in water. Also, foureye fish… …   Universalium

  • Four-eyed — may refer to:In mammalogy:* Anderson s Four eyed Opossum, opossum species from South America * Brown Four eyed Opossum, pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae * Gray and black four eyed opossum, members of the Didelphimorphia order * Gray… …   Wikipedia

  • four-eyed butterfly fish — keturakis jūrų drugelis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Chaetodon capistratus angl. four eyed butterfly fish rus. хетодон ryšiai: platesnis terminas – jūrų drugeliai …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • four-eyedfish — four eyed fish n. Either of two freshwater fishes (Anableps anableps or A. microlepis) of tropical America, having bulging eyes divided horizontally, with the upper part adapted for vision above the water and the lower part for vision below the… …   Universalium

  • four-eyes — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular in construction 1. : four eyed fish 2. : a person who wears glasses * * * /fawr uyz , fohr /, n., pl. four eyes. 1. Facetious or Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses. 2. See four eyed fish. [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • four-eyes — /fawr uyz , fohr /, n., pl. four eyes. 1. Facetious or Disparaging. a person who wears eyeglasses. 2. See four eyed fish. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • Diversity of fish — Fish come in many shapes and sizes. This is a sea dragon, a close relative of the seahorse. They are camouflaged to look like floating seaweed.[1][2][3] …   Wikipedia

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