four-eyed fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a genus Anableps of fish in the family Anablepidae having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time, inhabiting fresh and brackish waters of Mexico, Honduras, and northern South America.

Word forms

four-eyed fish four-eyed fishes

Synonyms

foureyes foureyed fish

Derived words

largescale four-eyed fish finescale four-eyed fish Pacific four-eyed fish
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