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The 51 pages that link to Electroreception, each with the reason it gives.

• Lateral lineCompared with: Electroreception detects electric fields; the lateral line detects mechanical water disturbances.

• InsectivoreRelated: The star-nosed mole uses it to help find aquatic invertebrate prey.

• Ampullae of LorenziniNarrower topic: The ampullae are a specialized form of electroreception in aquatic vertebrates.

• Sensory ecologyRelated: It reveals a sensory channel suited to dark, murky water.

• ChemoreceptionCompared with: It senses electrical properties directly instead of identifying chemicals.

• Manta rayRelated: Like other elasmobranchs, manta rays possess sensory pores that detect electrical signals.

• MonotremeRelated: Platypuses use bill receptors to locate prey underwater when sight and smell are limited.

• Jawless fishRelated: Some lampreys use electrical cues to locate prey in dark or turbid water.

• Tactile foragingCompared with: Some aquatic animals detect prey electrically, a non-contact alternative to touch.

• RostrumRelated: Rostral sensory organs help sawfish locate animals hidden in sediment.

• VibrissaeCompared with: Some aquatic mammals combine vibrissal touch with a distinct electrical sense.

• BarbelCompared with: Some bottom-feeding fish use electric cues alongside the contact and taste signals of barbels.

• Electric eelNarrower topic: The eel’s electrical sensing is one specialized form of this broader sensory ability.

• GymnotiformesRelated: It lets many gymnotiforms detect nearby objects and other fish in dark water.

• ElasmobranchiiNarrower topic: Elasmobranch ampullae are among the best-known examples of this sense in vertebrates.

• Electric organRelated: Organ discharges can create fields that animals sense themselves or that receivers detect.

• SkateRelated: Skates use electroreception to detect prey and other animals near the seafloor.

• Crocodilian sensory systemsCompared with: Unlike sharks and some other aquatic animals, crocodilians are not known for specialized electroreception.

• Electric organ dischargeNarrower topic: Discharge signals matter both as emitted fields and as stimuli detected by other fish.

• AntennaRelated: In some arthropods, antennal structures contribute to detecting electrical cues.

• Electric fishRelated: Weakly electric fish use it to sense objects and other animals.

• SawfishNarrower topic: It explains how sawfish sense prey even when vision is limited.

• Sensory biologyBroader topic: Some aquatic animals use electrical signals to locate prey and navigate.

• BatoideaRelated: Batoids use it to locate prey concealed beneath sand or mud.

• EchidnaRelated: Electroreception helps echidnas detect prey beneath soil.

• Electric rayRelated: Electric rays also detect weak fields, helping locate prey hidden in sediment.

• Nurse sharkRelated: Ampullae of Lorenzini help it detect hidden prey at close range.

• Hammerhead sharkNarrower topic: Hammerheads use electroreception to detect prey that is hidden beneath sand.

• MormyridaeRelated: Mormyrids use electroreception to perceive nearby objects and other electric fish.

• OsteoglossiformesRelated: Mormyrids use it to sense prey and surroundings in murky water.

• Requiem sharkRelated: It explains how requiem sharks can locate prey hidden in sediment or darkness.

• Tiger sharkRelated: Electroreception helps tiger sharks detect prey at close range, even when visibility is poor.

• Carpet sharkRelated: It helps carpet sharks sense prey even when it is hidden beneath sand.

• WobbegongRelated: Sharks use electrical sensing to locate prey, including when visual cues are limited.

• Eagle rayRelated: Eagle rays use electrical cues to find prey buried in sediment.

• West Indian Ocean coelacanthRelated: The rostral organ is linked to a sensory system that may detect electrical cues.

• Cow sharkRelated: Like other sharks, cow sharks can use electrical cues when locating prey.

• Frilled sharkRelated: Electroreception is a shark sensory ability relevant to finding prey in darkness.

• River sharkRelated: Shark electroreception can help locate prey when river water limits visibility.

• SawsharkNarrower topic: It explains how a sawshark can sense prey without seeing it.

• Zebra sharkRelated: Ampullae of Lorenzini help it locate prey hidden in sediment.

• Banded knifefishRelated: Electroreception lets the fish sense its own field and electrical cues from other animals.

• Black ghost knifefishRelated: Its receptors detect distortions in its self-generated field, revealing objects in dark or murky water.

• CallorhinchusRelated: Sensory pores in the snout help chimaeras locate prey hidden in sediment.

• CyclostomiRelated: Electroreception occurs in hagfishes and helps them detect nearby biological activity.

• Fiddler rayRelated: This sensory ability helps rays locate prey hidden beneath sand or mud.

• Glass knifefishRelated: Specialized receptors detect changes in the fish's own electric field.

• HoundsharkRelated: It helps houndsharks locate prey that is concealed in sediment.

• PotamotrygonidaeNarrower topic: It underlies the rays' ability to find prey concealed in sediment.

• ScyliorhinidaeRelated: Electroreception can help catsharks locate hidden prey in sediment or dim water.