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Sense organs of the lateral line system in some electric fish of the Gymnotidae, Mormyridae and Gymnarchidae
Author(s) -
Szabo Thomas
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of morphology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1097-4687
pISSN - 0362-2525
DOI - 10.1002/jmor.1051170208
Subject(s) - biology , sense organ , sense (electronics) , lateral line , anatomy , line (geometry) , relation (database) , fish <actinopterygii> , electric fish , identification (biology) , electric organ , zoology , ecology , geometry , genetics , fishery , computer science , mathematics , zebrafish , gene , torpedo , acetylcholine receptor , receptor , database , electrical engineering , engineering
Morphological aspects of lateral line system of Gymnotidae, Mormyridae and Gymnarchidae were studied: “Ordinary” and specialized sense organs were identified and their somatic distribution and their relation to the lateral line nerves established. An attempt was made to classify the specialized sense organs of the lateral line system in these families. The morphological results are discussed in relation to recent physiological data permitting identification of one of the specialized sense organs as a newly recognized sense organ, the electroreceptor .