Cephalic Lateral-line Systems and Geographical Distribution in the Genus Tribolodon(Cyprinidae)
Cephalic Lateral-line Systems and Geographical Distribution in the Genus Tribolodon(Cyprinidae)
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三齿鱼属头侧线系统及地理分布
DOI:
10.11369/jji1950.24.167
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发表时间:
1977
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K. Kurawaka
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作者:
K. Kurawaka
Cephalic lateral-line systems are effective diagnostic characters for each species in the genus Tribolodon.When canal pore numbers are considered in relation to the presence or absence of the connection between the preoperculomandibular canal(POM)and the postocular commisure(POC),these are grouped into three patterns,i.e.,1)lower number of pores and absence of the connection between POM and POC,2)higher number of pores and absence of the connection between POM and POC,and 3)higher number of pores and presence of the connection between POM and POC.Three patterns are also observed concerning differences in the geographical distribution and habitats of the species within its geographical range in Japan,i.e.,1)the entire range of distribution and habitats of Tribolodon,2)restricted to the northern half of the range,and 3)restricted to a limited area , as in Ukekuchi-ugui. Relationships of each species of Tribolodon and these patterns described above seem to indicate that the species-specificity of each species can be categorized by a certain pattern of coordination to the environmental factors,which themselves are,more or less,shared in common by all species of the genus. Characteristics of the lateral-line system have been used frequently in evaluating the systematic relationship of many fishes.As shown in Hybopsis (Reno,1969),however,a certain aspect of sensory canal systems is plastic and responsive to environmental infi uences in some groups of the genus Hybopsis, although these characters are relatively stable and provide a useful indication of phylogenetic relationships in other groups of Hybopsis. Reno(1969)suggested that these ambiguous aspects of lateral-line systems in Hybopsis are attributed partly to the doubt about the validity of lumping together all of barbeled minnows examined as materials in his study. The cephalic lateral-line system is also an effective tool used to identify each species in Tribolodon(Nakamura,1963,1969;Onodera and Honma,1976),but this character in Tribolodon seems to show the ambiguous aspect as seen in Hybopsis.To clarify the ambiguous aspect of the character,cephalic lateral-line systems of four species of Tribolodon were analized as the patterns based on combinations of two factors,i.e.,lower or higher number of canal pores and the presence or absence of the connection between the preoperculomandibular canal(POM)and the postocular commisure (POC).As results,three patterns were recognized,and then,these patterns were compared with the patterns observed on combinations of differences in the geographical distribution and those of habitats of species in the genus Tribolodon.Finally,a discussion on what is the species-specificity of each species represented by characteristics of lateral-line systems was attempted.