| Ampullae of Lorenzini |
Subdermal groups of electroreceptive units that detect weak
electric stimuli.
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| Avian prey |
Birds that serve as prey for larger predators.
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| Benthic |
Relating to the bottom of a body of water.
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| Epibenthic |
Organisms that live on or just above the seafloor.
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| Heterocercal tail |
A tail with unequal upper and lower lobes.
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| Hydraulic suction |
A method of drawing prey into the mouth through a drop in
pressure in the buccopharyngeal chamber.
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| Hydrodynamic image |
A representation of an object based on the way water flows
around it.
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| Inertial suction feeding |
A type of suction feeding involving a drop in the
buccopharyngeal chamber's pressure.
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| Mechanosensory lateral line |
A sensory system that detects differences in water
movement to locate prey, predators, and mates.
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| Orectolobiforms |
A group of sharks specialized in suction feeding, including nurse
sharks.
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| Oviparity |
A reproductive strategy where eggs are laid externally.
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| Ovoviviparity |
A reproductive strategy where fertilized eggs are retained within the
female's body.
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| Pelagic |
Organisms living in the open sea, away from the coast.
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| Placental viviparity |
A reproductive strategy where embryos develop inside the
mother's body and are nourished through a placental connection.
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| Ram feeding |
A feeding strategy in which a shark swims over its prey to capture it.
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| Rheotaxis |
The ability to orient in response to water currents.
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| Suction feeding |
A method of prey capture that involves creating a pressure
difference to draw prey into the mouth.
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| Trophic levels |
Positions within a food chain, indicating an organism's place as a
producer, herbivore, or carnivore.
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