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The Structure and Function of Fish Schools

Schooling serves to reduce the risk of being eaten. Each fish employs its eyes and lateral lines, which are sensitive to the displacement of water, to match the speed and the direction of all the other fish in the school

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 246 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Structure and Function of Fish Schools” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 246 No. 6 (), p. 114
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0682-114