Table 2. Overview of number of ciliary bundles (No. of cb), macula area, and number of ciliary bundles standardized to the area (ratio) of the macula sacculi and macula lagenae of cave (males; N = 2) and surface fish (females; N = 2).
SL (mm) | Macula sacculi | Macula lagenae | |||||
Population | No. of cb | Area (µm2) | Ratio | No. of cb | Area (µm2) | Ratio | |
Cave | 31 | 3,312 | 135,678 | 0.024 | 2,147 | 44,757 | 0.048 |
30 | 3,163 | 121,957 | 0.026 | 2,324 | 47,282 | 0.049 | |
Río Oxolotán | 34 | 5,143 | 200,273 | 0.026 | 3,165 | 60,359 | 0.052 |
41 | 6,045 | 196,939 | 0.031 | 3,796 | 98,294 | 0.039 |