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Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09277  
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09278  
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09279  
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09280  
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09281  
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America.  The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer.  It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts.  The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously, Anableps anableps
Four-eyed fish, found in the Amazon River delta of South America. The name four-eyed fish is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see clearly above and below the water surface simultaneously.
Species: Four-eyed fish, Anableps anableps
Image ID: 09282  
Boesemans rainbowfish, Melanotaenia boesemani
Boesemans rainbowfish.
Species: Boeseman's rainbowfish, Melanotaenia boesemani
Image ID: 09284  
Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Red rainbowfish.
Species: Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Image ID: 09286  
Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Red rainbowfish.
Species: Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Image ID: 09287  
Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Red rainbowfish.
Species: Red rainbowfish, Glossolepis incisus
Image ID: 09288  
Bumphead Cichlid, Cyphotilapia frontosa
Bumphead Cichlid.
Species: Bumphead cichlid, Cyphotilapia frontosa
Image ID: 09289  
Unidentified freshwater fish
Unidentified freshwater fish.
Image ID: 09294  
Unidentified freshwater fish
Unidentified freshwater fish.
Image ID: 09295  
Unidentified freshwater fish
Unidentified freshwater fish.
Image ID: 09296  
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long.
Species: Bala shark, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Image ID: 09321  
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long.
Species: Bala shark, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Image ID: 09322  
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long.
Species: Bala shark, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Image ID: 09323  
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Bala shark, a freshwater fish native to the rivers of Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra, grows to about 14 inches long.
Species: Bala shark, Balantiocheilus melanopterus
Image ID: 09324  
Black tetra, a freshwater fish native to the Paraguay and Guapore river basins in South America, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Black tetra, a freshwater fish native to the Paraguay and Guapore river basins in South America.
Species: Black tetra, Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Image ID: 09328  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09330  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09331  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09332  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09333  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09334  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09335  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09336  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09337  
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America, Metynnis hypsauchen
Silver dollar, a freshwater fish native to the Amazon and Paraguay river basins of South America.
Species: Silver dollar fish, Metynnis hypsauchen
Image ID: 09338  
African knifefish, a freshwater fish native to the river and coastal river basins of West Africa, Xenomystus nigri
African knifefish, a freshwater fish native to the river and coastal river basins of West Africa.
Species: African knifefish, Xenomystus nigri
Image ID: 09339  
African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin, Ctenopoma acutirostre
African climbing perch, a freshwater fish native to the Congo river basin.
Species: African climbing perch, Ctenopoma acutirostre
Image ID: 09340  
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