Anableps dowei
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cyprinodontiformes
Anablepidae (Four-Eyed Fishes)
Anableps
Anableps dowei
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Central America: Pacific drainages, from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish, marine. demersal.
Biology
Occurs in fresh water to full salinity coastal lagoons. Used in eye research.
Max length: 22.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: internal (oviduct); bearers (internal live bearers).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-02-16. Resilience: Low (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl (1991) Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
Zurlo, G. (1995) Zur Fortpflanzungsbiologie von Vieraugenfischen. p. 165-171. In H. Greven and R. Riehl (eds.) Fortpflanzungsbiologie der Aquarienfische. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany.
Ghedotti, M.J. (1998) Phylogeny and classification of the Anablepidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes). p. 560-582. In L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena and C.A.S. Lucena (eds.) Phylogeny and classification of neotropical fishes. Porto Alegre, Edipurcs, 603p.
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