Blind fish that spend their lives in dark, underwater caves have lost a huge chunk of their ability to hear, scientists report in the March 27 Biology Letters. Two of the fish species studied could not hear high-pitched sounds.
Cave fish of the species Typhlichthys subterraneus (shown) and Amblyopsis spelaea are not only blind but also partially deaf, researchers have found.
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