BLIND CAVE FISH


CHARACTERISTICS
They are guided by a system similar to that of bats which is located on the lateral line. Their bodies do not have pigments, and therefore their colouring is between flesh colour and pale red. The females are larger than the males.
DIET
Small animals, insects, crustaceans, remains of food and excrement.
REPRODUCTION
They are oviparous.
CURIOSITIES
When they are born they have eyes, but little by little a membrane grows over them until they become totally useless.
NAME
Blind Cave Fish
HABITAT
Cave areas of Mexico
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
SPICE
Fish
DIET
Omnivorous