lateral line

Signification (Anglais)

1. A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
2. An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.

Concepts

ligne latérale

ligne latérale d’équidistance

Synonymes

lateral line organ

side line

side track

gridiron

side stream

side draw

siding

Traductions

خط جانبي

línia lateral

Abstellgleis

Nebenlinie

πλευρική γραμμή ψαριού

linha lateral

línea lateral

línea lateral de equidistancia