Anableps anableps

Anableps anableps
at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Anablepidae
Genus:	Anableps
Species:	A. anableps
Binomial name
Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anableps anableps, the largescale four-eyed fish is a species of four-eyed fish found in fresh and brackish waters of northern South America and Trinidad. This species grows to a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) TL. This fish can be found in the aquarium trade. Despite the misleading name, the fish doesn't actually have 4 eyes.

Largescale four-eyed fish at Hellabrunn Zoo

References

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anableps anableps". FishBase. August 2012 version.