otophysic

English

Etymology

oto- +‎ physic

Adjective

otophysic (not comparable)

1. (ichthyology) Of or pertaining to a connection between the swim bladder and inner ear in certain species of fish.
   • 2005, William J. Richards, Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes:

     Melanoids were formerly placed in the family Moridae; however, they lack an otophysic connection and X-Y caudal bones, and, therefore, are considered to be a separate family (Marshall 1965).

   • 2012, Richard R Fay, Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians, page 206:

     The common features among these species are that (1) the bilateral input originates in whole or in part from the otolithic end organ that is at the point of coupling between the inner ear and a gas-filled structure, and (2) this otophysic coupling is paired.

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• Otophysi