Furthermore, the Anableps retina expresses different photoreceptor genes in dorsal and ventral regions, potentially associated with distinct aerial and aquatic stimuli. To gain insight into the ...

A "four-eyed" fish swims along the surface with eyes appearing both in and out of the water. New research explains how the fish simultaneously sees in these two very different environments. The ...

Anableps anableps were recorded engaging in the strange behaviour at Living Coasts zoo in Devon. Female fish at a zoo have been observed performing a rocking dance to attract males. A number of ...

This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The fish’s eyes are ideally suited to helping it thrive and propagate. The fish’s loins, on the other hand, are a somewhat ...

Female fish at a zoo have been observed performing a rocking dance to attract males. A number of anableps anableps at Living Coasts in Torquay, Devon, were seen exhibiting the unusual behaviour. Staff ...

A number of anableps anableps at Living Coasts in Torquay, Devon, were seen exhibiting the unusual behaviour. Staff at the zoo, which is home to 38 of the fish, hope research will now be carried out ...

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