Thus, E. gula apparently relies more on vision, whereas U. coroides may use mainly tactile cues to detect prey. Similarly, among California nearshore fishes that forage in the sand, the labrid Halichoeres semicinctus (Ayres, 1859) intently inspects the substrate, indicating a reliance on vision to find prey, whereas the ophidiid Chilara taylori (Girard, 1858) apparently detects prey with its barbel-like pelvic fins (Hobson & Chess, 1986). The sciaenid Menticirrhus littoralis (Holbrook, 1855) and other benthivorous fishes touch their barbels on the substrate to find prey (Moyle & Cech Jr., 1982).