Funktionsmorphologische Untersuchungen über die Barteln von Osteoglossum 
bicirrhosum (Pisces, Osteoglossidae) während der Notatmung

Braum, Erich; Bock, Rainer

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Funktionsmorphologische Untersuchungen über die Barteln von Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Pisces, Osteoglossidae) während der Notatmung

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Braum, E., & Bock, R. (1985). Funktionsmorphologische Untersuchungen über die Barteln von Osteoglossum bicirrhosum (Pisces, Osteoglossidae) während der Notatmung. Amazoniana: Limnologia et Oecologia Regionalis Systematis Fluminis Amazonas, 9(3), 353-370.

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Abstract

The barbels on the lower jaw of Osteoglossum bicirrhosum have a different shape from those of
other teleosts. A thin longitudinal fold along the shaft is characteristic. The barbel consists of dermal
tissue surrounded by a thin epidermal layer. O. bicirrhosum lacks accessory respiratory organs for
breathing air. At oxygen concentrations at or below 2 ppm, young individuals begin "aquatic surface
respiration" (ASR). While engaged in this behaviour, the fishes swim constantly at a regular speed with
the barbels in a fixed position, the lower jaws motionless, and the opercula in continuous motion. This
enables the fishes to survive for hours at oxygen concentrations of less than 0.5 ppm. Observations of
the currents around the barbels reveal their hydrodynamic function in light of the current theories.
The barbels improve the flow of surface water into the mouth.