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| FABULOUS FOUR-EYES |
Why on Earth would you need four eyes? Even though
their name is four-eye fish, that doesn’t mean they
actually have four eyes...it just looks like it! They are not
just known as four-eye fish, they are also called
anableps. These neat brackish water fish are found in
Mexico and northern South America.
their name is four-eye fish, that doesn’t mean they
actually have four eyes...it just looks like it! They are not
just known as four-eye fish, they are also called
anableps. These neat brackish water fish are found in
Mexico and northern South America.
| What you will need: pipe cleaners construction paper feathers glue scissors markers Use all different craft materials to make your very own new species of crazy fish! Since four-eyes are pretty weird, why not make your own creation? Anything is possible. Give your fish legs to walk, or feathers to stay warm. Build your fish and then explain all its cool adaptations to your class. |
| Brackish Is The Way To Go! Four-eyed fish are just another of the super cool fish that you can get for a brackish water tank. They spend their time swimming in schools at the surface of the water. You can even feed them above or below the water! |
Their eyes are uniquely made. They are split in the middle
so that they can actually see clearly above and below the
water at the same time! This is a cool adaptation for them to
find more food. They can keep an eye out for predators,
while looking above and below the water for insects, small
invertebrates and small fish. Their long bodies help them
swim along on the surface. They live along the mouths of
rivers where the freshwater enters the ocean, so the ability
to live in fresh and brackish water is a must.
so that they can actually see clearly above and below the
water at the same time! This is a cool adaptation for them to
find more food. They can keep an eye out for predators,
while looking above and below the water for insects, small
invertebrates and small fish. Their long bodies help them
swim along on the surface. They live along the mouths of
rivers where the freshwater enters the ocean, so the ability
to live in fresh and brackish water is a must.
| Try This! Create Your Own Crazy Fish! |
Anableps can live quite a while and can get up to
one foot long! They are unique in the way they
reproduce too. Each fish is a lefty or a righty...just
like handedness in people. A lefty girl fish must be
with a righty male fish. How cool is that? When
they have babies, they actually don’t lay eggs.
They are what is called a “live bearer.” They
actually have little baby fishes! It takes about a
month for the babies to be born. When they are
newborns, they are only about an inch long. Those
must be some cute little four-eyes!
one foot long! They are unique in the way they
reproduce too. Each fish is a lefty or a righty...just
like handedness in people. A lefty girl fish must be
with a righty male fish. How cool is that? When
they have babies, they actually don’t lay eggs.
They are what is called a “live bearer.” They
actually have little baby fishes! It takes about a
month for the babies to be born. When they are
newborns, they are only about an inch long. Those
must be some cute little four-eyes!
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