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The lateral line, comprising the canal organs and free neuromasts, is generally regarded as a sensory system for the detection of local water currents (Hofer 1908; Dijkgraaf 1934) and surface waves (Schwartz 1965; Bleckmann et al., Chapter 25). However, whether the lateral line responds to low-frequency sound as well has long remained an issue of debate. Dijkgraaf (1963, Chapter 2) strongly argued against an acoustic function of the lateral line, citing a lack of compelling behavioral evidence. Sand (1981, 1984) explained that the operation of the lateral line in free-moving fish is physically restricted to the immediate vicinity of the source. Kalmijn (1988a, Chapter 9) subsequently focused attention on the function of the inner ear in detecting the local flow fields of moving objects at distances beyond the limited range of the lateral line. The lowfrequency nature of the two sensory systems is consistent with the results of earlier physiological studies (Suckling and Suckling 1950; Harris and van Bergeijk 1962; Enger 1966; Kalmijn 1988a).
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Enger, P.S., Kalmijn, A.J., Sand, O. (1989). Behavioral Investigations on the Functions of the Lateral Line and Inner Ear in Predation. In: Coombs, S., Görner, P., Münz, H. (eds) The Mechanosensory Lateral Line. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3560-6_29
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