Table 1. Number of specimens, range of standard length (SL) and fixative/staining method used for the investigation of swim bladder morphology as well as number of specimens, range of standard length and body weight (BW) used for auditory measurements.
| Swim bladder preparation | microCT and 3D reconstructions | Auditory measurements | |||||||
| Species | N | SL (mm) | Fixative | N | SL (mm) | Fixative/Staining | N | SL (mm) | BW (g) |
| Steatocranus tinanti | 6 | 42–63 | 10% F (4) 70% EtOH (2) | – | – | – | 8 | 42–65 | 1.0–4.6 |
| Hemichromis guttatus | 4 | 42–55 | 10% F (3) 70% EtOH (1) | – | – | – | 7 | 44–57 | 2.3–5.2 |
| Paratilapia polleni | 5 | 47–75 | 10% F (4) 70% EtOH (1) | 3 | 47–54 | 10% F I2KI | 5 | 47–86 | 3.4–25.2 |
| Etroplus maculatus | 4 | 34–41 | 10% F (4) | 4 | 33–41 | 10% F I2KI | 8 | 33–41 | 1.3–2.8 |
EtOH, ethanol; F, formalin; I2KI, Lugol solution (2.5% potassium iodide (KI), 1.25% iodine metal (I2) in water. Numbers in parentheses indicate number of specimens subjected to the respective treatment.