PATTERNS OF BRAIN MORPHOLOGY IN TELEOSTS
P.S. SHERLY *
PG & RES.. DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE, KOLLAM-691 001, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study considers pattern of brain morphology in three South Indian teleost fishes representing different families. An attempt is made to explain them on the basis of feeding habits and feeding releam, that can influence brain structure. The morphological features of the brain of surface feeder (Etroplus suratensis) is compared with those of column feeder (Therapon jarbua) and the bottom feeder (Mystus gulio). The features were again compared between herbivore (E. suratensis), omnivore (M. gulio) and carnivore (Tjarbua).