Experiments in the field have shown that it will attack artificially generated electric fields and conductive metal electrodes. Mechanical sensory cues, detected via the lateral line, also play an important role: this species has been observed preferentially attacking faster-moving prey even if a closer food item was available.
Experiments in the field have shown that this species will attack artificially generated electric fields and conductive metal electrodes. It also uses mechanical sensory cues from its lateral line to determine which prey to target, with a preference for fast-moving prey even when closer, more stationary options are available.