Having two pressure-sensing cavities may help the fish locate prey better.
It uses its extremely acute sense of smell to locate prey, especially eggs.
They have well developed, forward-pointing eyes and can locate prey visually.
It was the first example of a natural enemy that locates its host or prey using the mating signal.
So they're just moving along slowly and dipping their bills into the mud thousands of times to locate prey.
Pontianak locate prey by sniffing out clothes left outside to dry.
Besides, nobody knew whether they had a sense of smell that would enable them to locate human prey.
All these fish use their fields to locate prey.
In addition, it can locate prey by smell alone, scenting blood from well over half a kilometre away.
Another crucial factor in helping them locate prey is the position of their eyes.