Relationships between the taste buds and the peculiar structures and movements of the first dorsal fin in Motella mustela (L.) (Pisces, Gadiformes).
The needs of the chemoreception function alone do not explain the anatomical peculiarities of the first dorsal fin of M. mustela. These ones are surely in relation with other necessities as those of the protection of the structure.
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation*; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000033:anatomy & histology*