Girella tricuspidata
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Girella tricuspidata, commonly known by a variety of names, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea chub from the family Kyphosidae found both off the southeastern coast of Australia and around
Girella tricuspidata is known for its distinctive vertical black stripes
A school of parore in a kelp forest, near Waiheke Island in New Zealand
A fisherman using weed and sea cabbage as bait for luderick fishing in Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Lateral line
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The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ, is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory abil
Oblique view of a goldfish (Carassius auratus), showing pored scales of the lateral line system
The lateral line system consists of canals that run along a fish's body, connecting rows of openings (pores) through the skin and scales to the water outside the body. Small sense organs, neuromasts (inset), are positioned both at intervals along the canals, and on the surface of the body. Each hair cell contains a bundle of sensory hairs.
Antennarius striatus