The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): ‘hearing generalists’ on noisy coral reefs?

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TitleThe ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): ‘hearing generalists’ on noisy coral reefs?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsWebb, J. F., J. L. Herman, C. F. Woods, and D. R. Ketten
JournalJournal of Fish Biology: Published for The Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Volume77
Start Page1406
Pagination1406-1423
Date Published07/2010
Keywordsbutterflyfish, ct, hair cells, hearing, laterophysic connection, otolith, swimbladder
AbstractAnalysis of the morphology of all three otolithic organs (sacculus, lagena and utriculus), including macula shape, hair cell morphology, density, orientation pattern, otolith morphology and the spatial relationships of the swimbladder and ear, reveals that butterflyfishes in the genera Chaetodon (which has anterior swimbladder horns) and Forcipiger (which lacks anterior swimbladder horns) both demonstrate the ear morphology typical of teleosts that lack otophysic connections, fishes that have traditionally been considered to be ‘hearing generalists’.
DOI10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02765.x