Table 2. Relationship between lateral plate presence and neuromast pattern in the Mp line.

	Number of Segments with Neuromast Pattern
	Dorso-Ventral	No Dorso-Ventral	Total
Plated segments	1765	150	1915
Unplated segments	4	1709	1713
Total segments	1769	1859	3638

Each body segment in the Mp line of 159 F2s with robust DASPEI staining was analyzed for the presence or absence of lateral plates, as well as the dorso-ventral distribution of neuromasts. Only body segments with at least one neuromast were counted. Within a body segment, there was a significant association between the presence of a plate and the presence of a dorso-ventral distribution of neuromasts (χ²₍₁₎ = 3058.7; P < 0.001). Plated segments with no dorso-ventral distribution of neuromasts and unplated segments with a dorso-ventral distribution of neuromasts appeared to be randomly distributed along the anterior-posterior axis.