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electroreceptors
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electroreceptors
nerve endings which perceive differences in voltage fields; a feature of fish and monotremes.
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The functional roles of electroreception in non-electric fishes.
The repulsive and feeding-deterrent effects of electropositive metals ... by Brill, Richard; Bushnell, Peter; Smith, Leonie; Speaks, Coley; Sundaram, Rumya; Stroud, Eric; Wang, / Fishery Bulletin
Sharks, skates, and rays all use electroreception to locate prey and navigate--especially sharks like the hammerheads that exist in darker environments.
Electric animals by Science Weekly
Stingrays are flat fish with whiplike tails that have adapted a sensory system known as electroreception.
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