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Electric Receptors in a Non-electric Fish (Clarias)

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IT is now well established that certain fish can detect objects electrically. These fish have weak electric organs, and set up an electric field in the surrounding water. A nearby object distorts this field, and the distortions are detected by the fish. The electric receptors are sense organs communicating with the water by means of jellyfilled canals.

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LISSMANN, H., MACHIN, K. Electric Receptors in a Non-electric Fish (Clarias). Nature 199, 88–89 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199088a0

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