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Morphological Diversity of the Lateral Line System in Teleostei

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The morphological diversity of the lateral line system in Teleostei is reviewed, referring especially to morphological, phylogenetic, and taxonomic studies for the system. The system comprises a number of sensory organs denominated neuromasts, along with associated tubular structures (lateral line canals) passing through specific bones and scales. Each component of the system (viz., the canals, scales, and neuromasts) varies in its morphology among the fishes, reflecting their respective habitats, habits, and phylogenetic backgrounds. In this chapter, a representative condition is introduced for lateral line canals, neuromasts, and associated cranial nerves, followed by derivative conditions observed in specific taxa. A heterochronic change, which is a mechanism leading to produce the morphological diversity of the system, is also mentioned. Furthermore, recent progresses in anatomical studies of the system in Apogonidae, Gobioidei, Kurtidae, and Pleuronectiformes are briefly reviewed.

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M. Nakae (National Museum of Nature and Science) provided helpful comments on the manuscript. The SEM observations and phylogenetic analysis (in Kurtidae and Apogonidae, respectively) mentioned in Sect. 16.6 were supported by S. Sakamoto and K. Yagyu (Research Instrument and Radio-isotope Research, Division of Biological Research, Science Research Center, Kochi University). Amami Wildlife Center (Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan) permitted me to use its facilities for my research activities on Amami-Oshima Island. This research was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI Grant Numbers: 19J13664, 21K20673 and the Fujiwara Natural History Foundation.

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Sato, M. (2022). Morphological Diversity of the Lateral Line System in Teleostei. In: Kai, Y., Motomura, H., Matsuura, K. (eds) Fish Diversity of Japan. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7427-3_16

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