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It is known that certain fish that have been blinded are still able to avoid collision with stationary objects such as the aquarium wall (Dijkgraaf 1962). Congenitally blind fish, like the blind cave fish Anopthichthys jordani, can swim around in their environment as surely as fish with vision.
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Hassan, E.S. (1989). Hydrodynamic Imaging of the Surroundings by the Lateral Line of the Blind Cave Fish Anoptichthys jordani . In: Coombs, S., Görner, P., Münz, H. (eds) The Mechanosensory Lateral Line. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3560-6_10
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