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

1. 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

References

• Amblyopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amblyopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Amblyopsis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons