The Cavefish Chronicles
di Andrea Carter
Understanding how the same fish could look so different is a question that scientists have been investigating since the discovery of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax Mexicanus in the 1930’s. The cave fish, pale pink without eyes, lives in underground caves below its surface cousin which is silvery gray with black eyes. Today Astyanax is a model to study genetics, disease and behavior.
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