Abstract

The sensory papilla patterns of the cheek lateralis system are described and compared in various species of Acentrogobius and Glossogobius. Methods of studying and naming the papilla lines are discussed. Two basic patterns are recognized, a transverse pattern with several vertical papilla lines and two horizontal lines, and a longitudinal pattern with only horizontal lines. The significance of the orientation of the papillae within the lines and the development of ridges connecting the papillae in determining homologies is discussed. It is suggested that the transverse papilla pattern has developed independently in Glossogobius circumspectus and Acentrogobius viridipunctatus from structurally different longitudinal patterns.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Hoese, 1983, Rec. Aust. Mus. 35(5): 223–230
Author
Douglass F. Hoese
Year
1983
Title
Sensory papilla patterns of the cheek lateralis system in the gobiid fishes Acentrogobius and Glossogobius, and their significance for the classification of gobioid fishes
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
35
Issue
5
Start Page
223
End Page
230
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.35.1983.319
Language
en
Date Published
30 December 1983
Cover Date
30 December 1983
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
FISHES
Digitized
30 January 2009
Available Online
09 March 2009
Reference Number
319
EndNote
319.enw
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