Table 2
(continued)
Family
Species
References
Mn
Mu
Ms
Ml AAS HI
Remarks
Myctophiformis
Myctophidae
Ceratoscopelus
warmingii
Popper ( 1977 )
mO
Ventral to ms: 20–30 square,
large cells with central cilium
and several smaller
stereovilli(?)
Diaphus brachycephalus
Popper ( 1977 )
mO
Ventral to ms: 20–30 square,
large cells with central cilium
and several smaller
stereovilli(?)
Lampanyctus
sp.
Popper ( 1977 )
O
2,
“O”
Ventral to ms: 13 square, large
cells with central cilium and
several smaller stereovilli(?)
Percopsiformis
Amblyopsidae
Chologaster cornuta
Poulson
( 1963 );
Niemiller
et al. ( 2013 )
Distinctly small ears compared
to F. agassizi
and A. rosae
;
surface fi sh
Forbesichthys agassizii
Poulson
( 1963 );
Niemiller
et al. ( 2013 )
Intermediate ear size between
C. cornuta
and A. rosae
;
surface fi sh; facultative cave
fi sh
Amblyopsis rosae
Poulson
( 1963 );
Niemiller
et al. ( 2013 )
Distinctly large ears compared
to F. agassizi
and C. cornuta
;
obligate cave fi sh