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Fig. 3 Lateral and ventral view of catfi sh species possessing either large unpaired ( a ) or tiny
paired ( b ) swim bladders. Swim bladders indicated by arrows . ( a ) Representatives of the families
Ariidae ( Ariops seemanni ), Pseudopimelodidae ( Batrochoglanis raninus ), Malapteruridae
( Malapterurus beninensis ), and Heptapteridae ( Pimelodella sp.); ( b ) Members of the families
Loricariidae ( Hypoptopoma thoracatum , Ancistrus ranunculus ) and Callichthyidae ( Corydoras
sodalis , Dianema urostriata ). Modifi ed after Lechner and Ladich ( 2008 )
Peripheral Hearing Structures in Fishes: Diversity and Sensitivity…
Fig. 3 Lateral and ventral view of catfi sh species possessing either large unpaired ( a ) or tiny
paired ( b ) swim bladders. Swim bladders indicated by arrows . ( a ) Representatives of the families
Ariidae ( Ariops seemanni ), Pseudopimelodidae ( Batrochoglanis raninus ), Malapteruridae
( Malapterurus beninensis ), and Heptapteridae ( Pimelodella sp.); ( b ) Members of the families
Loricariidae ( Hypoptopoma thoracatum , Ancistrus ranunculus ) and Callichthyidae ( Corydoras
sodalis , Dianema urostriata ). Modifi ed after Lechner and Ladich ( 2008 )
Peripheral Hearing Structures in Fishes: Diversity and Sensitivity…