- Schnauzenorgan
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a German word for the chin protuberance or chin appendix of elephant nose fishes (Mormyridae), where there is the highest density of electrical receptors
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
Schnauzenorgan
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chin appendix — Schnauzenorgan (a German word for the chin protuberance of elephant nose fishes (Mormyridae), where there is the highest density of electrical receptors) … Dictionary of ichthyology
fovea — (plural foveae)) 1) a shallow depression of small diameter, a pit (plural foveae) 2) a sensory region of high acuity, e.g. the Schnauzenorgan (q.v.) of Mormyridae … Dictionary of ichthyology
