Amblyopsis
Translingual
Amblyopsis spelaea (northern cavefish)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμβλύς (amblús, “dull”) + ὄψῐς (ópsis, “view, sight”), in reference to their blindness.
Proper noun
Amblyopsis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amblyopsidae – certain cavefishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Percopsiformes - order; Amblyopsidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Amblyopsis spelaea (northern cavefish) - type species; Amblyopsis hoosieri (Hoosier cavefish), Amblyopsis rosae (Ozark cavefish) - other species
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