Morphology of the Seismosensory System of Thornfish Bovichtus variegatus Richardson, 1846 (Perciformes: Bovichtidae)

This article describes the results of the first investigation of the structure of the seismosensory system (SSS) of Bovichtus variegatus Richardson, 1846 and topography of its seismosensory canals. The variability of individual structures is described and compared to previously studies of the SSS of B. psychrolutes Günther, 1861. A number of similarities and differences in the features of the structure of the SSSs of B. variegatus and B. psychrolutes are noted.