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There are even fish – called four-eyed fish – that have evolved duplicate parts of their eyes. One half sees underwater, and the other half sees above water.
Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking. Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something ...
MORPH’D is located in the Aquarium’s new 3,700-square foot special exhibit hall. Other species will also include epaulette sharks, archerfish, electric eel and more.
That includes an electric catfish, a walking shark, four-eyed fish, bird poop frogs and an archer fish that literally spits a line of water like an arrow to knock food out of a tree branch above.
Synodus autumnus, or the autumn lizardfish (Iroha-eso in Japanese), derives its name from its warm-toned coloration, reminiscent of the time when leaves turn orange, yellow and red in the fall, also ...
Since 2007, the Aquarium has hatched 54 Four-eyed Turtles, whose classification by the International Union for Conservation of Nature was downgraded from endangered to critically endangered in 2021.