The Elephantnose Fish Produces Brief Electric Pulses (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

The Elephantnose Fish Produces Brief Electric Pulses

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The elephantnose fish produces brief electric pulses which it uses to perceive its environment. Different objects have different 'electrical colors'. In this artistic illustration, aquatic plants are for instance shown red, fish blue, members of the same species and other weakly electric fish yellow and insect larvae green. The mosquito larvae in the soil (orange) -- the favorite food of the elephantnose fish -- stand out from the background and other insect larvae due to their individual electric color.

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© Martin Gottwald/Uni Bonn

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