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(Sarah of the Clue Crew snorkels in the water off Baja California, Mexico.) The blackspotsat the rear of the butterflyfish act as a decoy set of these organs; they trick predators into attacking the tail rather than the head, allowing the fish a better chance to get away |
eyes
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$600 |
J |
FISH |
2013-05-28 |
#6617 |
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Unlike most sea animals, in the sea horse this pair of sense organs can move independently of one another |
eyes
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$400 |
J |
MARINE BIOLOGY |
2005-03-25 |
#4740 |
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In cave fish these sense organs are either minute or absent because they live in the dark |
eyes
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$200 |
J |
FISH |
1993-01-05 |
#1922 |
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Fairy shrimps have compound ones on stalks |
eyes
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$400 |
J |
MARINE BIOLOGY |
1991-05-17 |
#1560 |
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The sea horse has a prominent pair of these which can move independently of each other |
Eyes
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$100 |
J |
MARINE BIOLOGY |
1990-02-14 |
#1263 |
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Cave fish have either very minute ones or ones that are totally inoperative |
eyes
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$500 |
J |
FISH |
1989-02-14 |
#1032 |
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Flatfish spend most of their lives lying buried in sand with only these organs protruding |
the eyes
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$300 |
J |
FISH |
1988-01-06 |
#773 |
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When it matures, a flounder has both of these on 1 side of its head |
its eyes
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$300 |
J |
FISH |
1987-09-21 |
#696 |
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Since adult flounder most often lies flat on ocean floor, both of these move to topside as it matures |
eyes
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$600 |
DJ |
FISH |
1986-01-01 |
#343 |