Shark Attack
- Published4 May 2017
- Reviewed4 May 2017
- Author Michael W. Richardson
- Source BrainFacts/SfN
![Neuromasts highlighted in red in a picture of a zebrafish eye.](https://www.brainfacts.org/-/media/Brainfacts2/Thinking-Sensing-and-Behaving/Vision/Article-Images/zebrafish-neuromasts.png)
Look out for that shark! Fish possess special sensory cells called neuromasts that detect movement in the water and help them avoid becoming a predator’s next meal. This image of a zebrafish embryo shows neuromasts (red dots) along with the developing lens of the eye (red disc) and the nervous system (blue).
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