Astynax, a Blind Cave Fish (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Astynax, a Blind Cave Fish

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One biological model for Snookie the robot sub is the blind cave fish Astynax, which finds its way in the dark by relying on a sensory organ called the lateral-line system.

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Institute for Theoretical Physics, TUM

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