Cavefish (IMAGE)

Florida Atlantic University

Cavefish

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The blind Mexican cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), has evolved in perpetual darkness, losing its eyes and pigmentation. Astyanax exists both as sighted surface fish and as more than 30 independently evolved cave populations.

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Florida Atlantic University

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