anableps

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anableps

(ˈænəˌblɛps)

n, pl -bleps

(Animals) any of various cyprinodont fishes constituting the genus Anableps, which includes the four-eyed fishes

[New Latin, literally: one who looks up, from Greek, from anablepein to look up]

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Tidal migration and patterns in feeding of the four-eyed fish Anableps anableps L.

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Reproductive biology of the cuatro ojos, Anableps dowi (Pisces: Anablepidae), from E1 Salvador and its seasonal variations.

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The fish - known as anableps - originally come from the rivers of South America, where they use their bizarre eyes to see both above and below the water's surface at the same time.