Fish fins aren’t just for swimming. They’re feelers, too. The fins of round gobies can detect textures with a sensitivity similar to that of the pads on monkeys’ fingers, researchers report November 3 ...

In addition to using their fins for swimming, many fish use them to sense pressure or textures – and it turns out the fins of some species are as sensitive to touch as the fingertips of humans and ...

New research finds some fishes' fins are as sensitive as the primates' fingertips, reports Carolyn Wilke of Science News. “We think about primates as kind of special in the sense that we have really ...

The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish's swimming behavior, according to new research. The researchers found ...

The round goby, or Neogobius melanostomu if you're into Latin, is an invasive fish species native to Central Eurasia, including the Black and Caspian seas. How they ended up in a pond and popular ...

The sensory system in fish fins evolves in parallel to fin shape and mechanics, and is specifically tuned to work with the fish's swimming behavior, according to new research from the University of ...