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Family: Anablepidae Four-eyed fishes, onesided livebearers & white-eye



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19 species (see list below)
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Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Anableps anableps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda
 
Anableps anableps
[Largescale foureyes]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Central America
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Anableps dowii Gill, 1861

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Anableps dowii
[Pacific foureyed fish]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Central and South America
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Anableps microlepis Müller & Troschel, 1844

Photo by Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Anableps microlepis
[Foureyes]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Jenynsia alternimaculata
[Lipeo livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Jenynsia darwini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Jenynsia diphyes
[Iguaçu livebearer]
No picture found
 
Jenynsia eigenmanni
[Creek livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Jenynsia eirmostigma
[Dashed livebearer]

Photo by Roselet, F.F.G.

South America
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Jenynsia lineata (Jenyns, 1842)

Photo by Photo by Roselet, F.F.G.
 
Jenynsia lineata
[Onesided livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Jenynsia luxata
[Tajamar livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
 
Jenynsia maculata
[Spotted Salta livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Jenynsia obscura
[Córdoba livebearer]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Jenynsia onca Lucinda, Reis & Quevedo, 2002

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Jenynsia onca
[Jaguar livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Jenynsia sanctaecatarinae
[Meleiro livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm SL
 
Jenynsia sulfurica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm SL
 
Jenynsia tucumana
[Tucumán livebearer]

Photo by Guimarães, T.F.R.

South America
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Jenynsia unitaenia Ghedotti & Weitzman, 1995

Photo by Photo by Guimarães, T.F.R.
 
Jenynsia unitaenia
[Onestriped livebearer]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
 
Jenynsia weitzmani
[Anitápolis livebearer]

Photo by Schöffmann, J.

Central America
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Oxyzygonectes dovii (Günther, 1866)

Photo by Photo by Schöffmann, J.
 
Oxyzygonectes dovii
[White-eye]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anableps anableps Largescale foureyes South America 30 TL 1758
Anableps dowii Pacific foureyed fish Central America 34 TL 1861
Anableps microlepis Foureyes Central and South America 32 TL 1844
Jenynsia alternimaculata Lipeo livebearer South America 5.5 SL 1940
Jenynsia darwini South America 5.3 SL 2018
Jenynsia diphyes Iguaçu livebearer South America 7.3 SL 2006
Jenynsia eigenmanni Creek livebearer South America 1911
Jenynsia eirmostigma Dashed livebearer South America 7.1 SL 1995
Jenynsia lineata Onesided livebearer South America 7.7 SL 1842
Jenynsia luxata Tajamar livebearer South America 4.4 SL 2013
Jenynsia maculata Spotted Salta livebearer South America 7.3 SL 1906
Jenynsia obscura Córdoba livebearer South America 5.8 SL 1877
Jenynsia onca Jaguar livebearer South America 5.5 SL 2002
Jenynsia sanctaecatarinae Meleiro livebearer South America 4.2 SL 1996
Jenynsia sulfurica South America 3.3 SL 2019
Jenynsia tucumana Tucumán livebearer South America 4.0 SL 2005
Jenynsia unitaenia Onestriped livebearer South America 7.6 SL 1995
Jenynsia weitzmani Anitápolis livebearer South America 7.6 SL 2001
Oxyzygonectes dovii White-eye Central America 15 TL 1866



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