FOR KIDS: No high notes for these blind fish
Cave dwellers that can?t see are also partially deaf
Web edition: April 15, 2013
Cave dwellers that can?t see are also partially deaf
By Stephen Ornes
Web edition: April 15, 2013
This southern cavefish is blind and, new research suggests, partially deaf. But don?t feel sorry for the little fish; these traits may just be their way of adapting to a dark and noisy habitat.
Credit: Matthew Niemiller
Fish that live in dark caves often can't see. Some don't even have eyes. Now scientists report that some of these fish don?t hear so well either. The researchers have discovered two species of blind, cave-dwelling fish that are deaf to high-pitched sounds.
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Citations
P. Kollipara. Blind cave-dwelling fish also hard of hearing. Science News Online. March 27, 2013. [Go to]
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