Do you mean their whiskers/bristles? I believe that it's to taste and feel food in murky water and muck. The bristles are covered in sensory cells. Fish whiskers have evolved independently in numerous families (e.g., fw catfish, marine catfish, sturgeon).

I'm a Ball State University professor. My team explores the ways in which we can use big data from online activity, apps, social media, and connected devices to help recreational fisheries and the environment. Research topics include invasive species, climate change, and fish contamination.

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You’re always welcome!

I wish that it was so straightforward. What if your student, who is starting a PhD in fall in the same state as spouse, is 3 mo from defending a thesis based on data from a company that now refuses to associate its brand with CC research? Options are to re-frame the work or tank a promising career.

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Departments in good working order still have to deal with administrative trickledown, so this also implies that the school is in good working order. That, or everyone has simply given up.