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Bullet Magnet 12-03-2007 06:37 PM

Observed senses of the environment and the organism's relationship to it in sharks:

Vision: the detection of light and distinguishing a specific range of wavelengths.

Audition: the detection of high-frequency vibrations in the medium in which the organism lives (sound).

Gustation (possibly several senses): detection of specific compounds and types of chemicals on contact (taste).

Olfaction: detection of many different chemicals dispersed in the medium in which the organism lives (smell).

Tactition/mechanoreception: detection of pressure from contact (touch).

Thermoception: detection of external heat and its absence (temperature).

Nociception: perception of physiological and/or tissue damage (pain). Intertwines with all senses.

Equilibrioception: perception of balance and orientation.

Proprioception: the perception of the position of the organism's body.

Electroreception: detection of electric fields.

The lateral line: detects movement and vibration in the surrounding water (possibly magnetic fields?)