Abstract

Sonic sensitivity of blind cave fish having only vestigial eyes indicates that the lateral line is more sensitive than the same sense in other fishes. Blind cave fish appear to be employing the lateral line to detect the displacement waves from their own swimming motion when reflected by nearby objects in order to avoid obstacles. [Research supported by NINDB and ONR.]

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