Astyanax

/ æˈstaɪəˌnæks /

noun

1. Greek myth the young son of Hector and Andromache, who was hurled from the walls of Troy by the Greeks

Example Sentences

When floods carried some Mexican tetra river fish, Astyanax mexicanus, into about 30 different caves, other fish of the same species remained at the surface, providing a natural study in contrasting evolutionary paths.

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Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year, providing brief feasts separated by long periods of starvation.

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The cave fish Astyanax mexicanus has, apparently, figured out another solution.

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In addition to his hosting duties—“Wheel” tapes four days a month, six episodes a day—Mr. Sajak serves as a trustee of Hillsdale College, a proudly traditional liberal-arts school where you can bet students know how to pronounce not only Achilles but Thersites and Astyanax, too.

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“Genetic studies show that about a dozen eye genes are mutated in Astyanax cavefish, and different genes are mutated in different cavefish populations, suggesting multiple driving factors,” Jeffery says.

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