Comparison of the Nasal Olfactory Organs of Various Species of Lizardfishes (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) with Additional Remarks on the Brain

Figure 3

SEM of the brain and receptor cells. (a) Rod receptor and compound “vela” on lamellae of Trachinocephalus myops, scale bar = 2.5 𝜇m; (b) brain and olfactory rosettes of Saurida tumbil, scale bar = 3.5 mm; (c) brain of T. myops, scale bar = 1 cm; (d) ibid of Synodus variegatus, scale bar = 1 cm. cc, cerebellum; crc, corpus cerebellis; l, eye lens; mi, microvillar cells; ob, olfactory bulb; on, olfactory nerve; or, olfactory rosettes; re, retina (part); ro, rode-like compound cilia; tl, telencephalon; to, optic tectum; v, “vela-like” compound cilia.