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- Code Number:
- AABD01_133
- Title:
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Blind Cave Tetras, (Astyanax mexicanus), Characin, Characiformes, Characidae, Mexico, Charican
- These fish live in totally dark caves in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. They are closely related to a sighted species of Tetra fish. Babies of this species are born with eyes, but the eyes fall out as it grows.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Characidae Genus: Astyanax Species: Astyanax mexicanus (De Filippi, 1853)
- Keywords:
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Actinopterygii, Freshwater Fish, Ray-finned Fishes, Fauna, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Animalia, Underwater, Aquatic, Water, Nature
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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