Mexican tetra
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The Mexican tetra, also known as the blind cave fish, blind cave characin or the blind cave tetra, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acestrorhamphidae, the American ch
Mexican Tetra
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Blind cave fish form
Surface form (top), cave form (bottom)
Troglomorphism
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Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to life in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and attenuated
Mexican tetra
…were sent to an aquarium company in Texas, who soon started to distribute them to aquarists. Since then, these have been selectively bred for their troglomorphic traits. Today large numbers are bred at commercial facilities, especially in Asia. The blind cave tetra is a hardy species. Their lack of sight does…
Texas cave salamander