A fish’s fins may be as sensitive to touch as fingertips

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A fish’s fins may be as sensitive to touch as fingertips

November 22, 2020 - 20:15

Fish fins aren’t just for swimming. They’re feelers, too. The fins of round gobies can detect textures with a sensitivity similar to that of the pads on monkeys’ fingers, researchers report November 3 in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
 
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/goby-fish-fins-sensitive-feel-touch-...


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