Table I
Groups of Fish Possessing Electroreceptors-Types of Receptors
Fish group
Morphological type
Physiological type
Elasniobranchs
Ampiillarya
CatEsh
Amprillaryc*d
Gymno tids
Ampul1aryf.o
Mormy rids
Ampullaryh,*
Tuber0usf.g
Tuheroiis*,t
Tuberonsh,t
Gymnarchus
Ampiillary m
Tuberousm
Tuheroiism
Toiiicb
Tonic‘
Tonich
I’hasich
Tonich
Phasich
I’hasi ch
Tonic?
Phasic?
Phasic?
Receptor names
Ampullae of Lorenzini
Small pit, organs,c ampullary organsJ
Tonich ; ampullary type I,/ type I,% ampullaryg
Phasic*; ampullary type 11,’ type II,i tuberousg
Small,h mormyromast type I,? type Ai
Medium,h mormyromast type II,? type B‘
Large,h Knollenorgane,’” organes bulbeux,z type CE
Type A%
Type B’
Type (2%
a Waltman, 1966.
Bennett, 1967.
Murray, 1965, 1967.
Szabo, 1965.
Mullinger, 1964.
i Cordier, 1937.
Wachtel and Szamier, 1969.
IC Franz, 1921.
eRoth, 1969.
GCrard, 1940.
f Lissmann and Mullinger, 1968.
0 Szamier and Wachtel, 1970.
Mullinger, 1969.