Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Anablepidae Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye
Subfamily: Anablepinae
Genus: Anableps

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Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Anableps anableps
[Largescale foureyes]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Central America
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Anableps dowii Gill, 1861

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Anableps dowii
[Pacific foureyed fish]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Central and South America
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Anableps microlepis Müller & Troschel, 1844

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Anableps microlepis
[Foureyes]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anableps anableps Largescale foureyes South America 30 TL 1758
Anableps dowii Pacific foureyed fish Central America 34 TL 1861
Anableps microlepis Foureyes Central and South America 32 TL 1844



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