Fish researcher demonstrates first 'non-visual feeding' by African cichlids

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 06:00 in Biology & Nature

Most fish rely primarily on their vision to find prey to feed upon, but a University of Rhode Island biologist and her colleagues have demonstrated that a group of African cichlids feeds by using its lateral line sensory system to detect minute vibrations made by prey hidden in the sediments...

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