blind fish

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Any of various species of sightless fishes, among them several unrelated cave-dwelling species. Blind cave fishes are pale and small, growing to about 4 in. (10 cm) long, and are found in dark limestone caves of the U.S. All have small but nonfunctional eyes and tactile organs that are sensitive to touch, allowing the fish to feel what it cannot see. Other cave-dwelling fishes tending toward blindness are found in Cuba, Mexico's Yucatán, South America, and Africa

Связанные Термины

blindfish

Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters

blindfish

Related fishes from other caves take the same name

blindfish

A small fish (Amblyopsis spelæus) destitute of eyes, found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky

Турецкое произношение

blaynd fîş

Произношение

/ˈblīnd ˈfəsʜ/ /ˈblaɪnd ˈfɪʃ/