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  • Biomimetics and Bio-inspired Engineering
  • Aquatic Biology
  • Materials Science

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  • Certain fish species exhibit remarkable underwater adhesion capabilities.
  • This adhesion is crucial for survival, enabling functions like feeding, hiding, and locomotion.
  • Specialized mouth and sucker tissues facilitate this strong underwater attachment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of underwater adhesion mechanisms in fish.
  • To explore bionic applications inspired by these natural adhesion systems.
  • To analyze the structures and functions of fish adhesion organs.

Main Methods:

  • Review of biological prototypes (e.g., clingfish, remora, Garra, suckermouth catfish, hill stream loach, goby).
  • Analysis of underwater adhesion mechanisms employed by these species.
  • Examination of bionic designs and applications derived from fish adhesion.

Main Results:

  • Detailed presentation of adhesion organs and structures in various fish.
  • Analysis of the specific mechanisms enabling strong underwater adherence.
  • Examples of bionic applications, including flexible gripping discs and motion devices.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding fish adhesion provides insights into effective underwater attachment.
  • Bionic applications derived from fish can lead to novel technologies for gripping and locomotion.
  • Future research directions and limitations in the field are discussed.