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New Study Suggests Some Catfish Can "Sniff" Underwater
August 04, 2026
ARCATA, California, Aug. 4 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news:

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New Study Suggests Some Catfish Can "Sniff" Underwater

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According to research published in the peer-reviewed journal Ichthyology & Herpetology, a group of catfishes from the Congo Basin has a unique nasal structure that may allow them to actively draw water and scent molecules through their noses, a mechanism unlike . . .

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