Question

What other adaptations might the cavefish have that may be of greater importance for the cavefish’s survival?There are also many examples of body structures in animals that show gradual changes over time. In some cases, these changes have reduced or removed the function of some body parts and organs. These reduced or lost structures are called vestigial structures. The human appendix and the leg bones of snakes are examples of this phenomenon. 1 Observe the drawings of the cavefish and the minnow shown in Figure 3. The fish are related to each other but the cave fish is blind and only has the remnants of an eye.

Answer 1

The cavefish it's a type of fish that lives in caves as its name says. Therefore, it has some adaptation that helps to survive in this specific kind of environment. This type of adaptation is called troglomorphism, and it implies evolutionary changes that help the cavefish to reduce the waste of energy developing structures that are not needed for the environment it lives in. Added to blindness (some species sense the environment using specialized cells found in the pineal gland), other characteristics are loss of pigment, energy-efficient swimming because of larger fins, and the loss of swim bladder.