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MILWAUKEE - Alternatively known as the spoonbill, spoonbill catfish or spadefish, the paddlefish, with its peculiarly long snout, has long raised a question from biologists: Just what does that paddle do?
Researchers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis think they have an answer.See the full content of this document
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Fish's Paddle Might Help It Hunt
They say the paddle is not used for digging, fighting or greeting, as many have surmised.
Instead, it works like an antenna, detecting the tiny electrical signals of its nearly microscopic prey. The study was published in this month's journal ...See the full content of this document
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