Biologists have found out why the bull snout has such a long tail

<img src=”https://naked-science.ru/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1620px-Rhinoptera_bonasus_columbus.jpg” alt=”Biologists have found out why the bullnose has such a long tail”/>Unlike most rays, the order Rhinoptera bonasus are actively swimming inhabitants of the water column. They have a wide body and a tail that is longer than it, the purpose of which remained controversial. A new study of the eastern American bullnose Rhinoptera bonasus has shown that its tail is a “hydrodynamic antenna”. It has a special mechanoreception organ – the lateral line – with the help of which the ray senses the movements of water, fish and other objects around itself.