Development of free and canal neuromasts and their directions of maximum sensitivity in the larvae of ayu,Plecoglossus altivelis

• Main Authors: Mukai, Yukinori, Kobayashi, Hiroshi, Yoshikawa, Hiromasa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1992
• Subjects: SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/11305/1/mukai%E9%AD%9A%E9%9B%911992.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/11305/; http://www.springerlink.com/content/c28u12215u7465t2/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Morphological changes in free neuromasts are reported from larvae of the Ayu,Plecoglossus altivelis. In newly-hatched larvae, free neuromasts were already recognizable in both the head and trunk. During larval growth, the number of free neuromasts increased, and the number of its sensory cells 2 day...