A Fish Has Passed The Benchmark Test Of Self-Awareness

For the first time, a species of fish has demonstrated evidence of possible self-awareness by passing the famous mirror test.

In a series of experimental observations conducted by Japanese researchers, bluestreak cleaner wrasse – a petite coral reef fish – were able to recognize that their reflection represented their own body.

Until now, the only non-human animals that have passed the test – regarded among behaviorists as the benchmark for higher level cognitive capacity – have been a handful of mammals (several apes, elephants, orcas, and dolphins) and birds in the crow family. (A controversial study suggests that ants may have passed too)

https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/a-fish-has-passed-the-benchmark-test-of-selfawareness-is-it-time-to-rethink-their-intelligence/