Tails aren’t just animal accessories, they usually carry specific functions, but when it comes to rays, their function has ...

Unlike stingrays, which use their tails for defense, cownose rays rely on theirs as an extension of their lateral line sensory system, allowing them to sense predators even when they cannot see them.

3D tail scan reveals holes linked to cownose ray's lateral line canal. Credit: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.2192 After dissecting the ...

3-D scans of the tail of the cownose ray revealed holes that were linked to the fish’s lateral line canal, a system of sensory organs found in fish and amphibians.CreditCredit...Chaumel and ...

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The lateral line, they found, ran the length of the ray's body and was also connected to the ray's skin. The finding strongly suggests the tail is a sensory organ.

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