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. 2020 Mar 26;14:11. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2020.00011

TABLE 1.

Types of behavioral lateralization investigated and species in which lateralization has been observed or not.

Types of behavioral lateralization Species Occurrence of behavioral lateralization References
Motor asymmetry
Fast escape response Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Yes Moulton and Barron, 1967; Mikhailova et al., 2005
Shiner perch (Cymatogaster aggregata) Yes Dadda et al., 2010b
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Yes Heuts, 1999
Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Yes Lippolis et al., 2009
Killifish (Jenynsia multidentata) Yes Bisazza et al., 1997a
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) Yes Izvekov and Nepomnyashchikh, 2010
Goldbelly topminnows (Girardinus falcatus) Yes Cantalupo et al., 1995
Giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) Yes Stennett and Strauss, 2010
Scissortail rasbora (Rasbora trilineata) No Stennett and Strauss, 2010
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Yes Stennett and Strauss, 2010
White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) Yes Stennett and Strauss, 2010
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Yes Stennett and Strauss, 2010
Rotational swimming Roach (Rutilus rutilus) Yes Izvekov and Nepomnyashchikh, 2010
Mosquitofish (Gambusia hoolbrooki) Yes Bisazza and Vallortigara, 1996
Sterlet sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) Yes Izvekov et al., 2014
Roach (Rutilus rutilus) Yes Izvekov et al., 2012
Coiled posture North eastern Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii) Yes Miyashita and Palmer, 2014
Perceptual asymmetry
Foraging behavior Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Yes Miklosi and Andrew, 1999; Hata and Hori, 2011
Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) Yes Lippolis et al., 2009
Scale-eating cichlids (Perissodus microlepis) Yes Hori, 1993; Hori et al., 2007; Stewart and Albertson, 2010; Van Dooren et al., 2010; Lee et al., 2012; Takeuchi et al., 2012
Cichlid (Neolamprologus moori) Yes Hori et al., 2007
Freshwater goby (Rhinogobius flumineus) Yes Seki et al., 2000
Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) Yes Hata et al., 2012
Tanganyikan cichlid (Julidochromis ornatus) Yes Hata et al., 2012
Scale-eating characiform (Exodon paradoxus) Yes Hata et al., 2011
Social behavior Mosquitofish (Gambusia hoolbrooki)
Females Yes Bisazza et al., 1998, 1999; Sovrano et al., 1999, 2001; De Santi et al., 2001
Males No Bisazza et al., 1998; Sovrano et al., 1999
Goldbelly topminnow (Girardinus falcatus)
Females Yes Bisazza et al., 1998
Males No
Convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofas)
Females Yes Moscicki et al., 2011
Males No
Breeding cichlid (Neolamprologus pulcher) Yes Reddon and Balshine, 2010
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Yes Sovrano et al., 2001; Sovrano and Andrew, 2006
Redtail splitfin (Xenotoca eiseni)
Females Yes Sovrano et al., 1999
Males No Sovrano et al., 1999
Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) Yes Sovrano et al., 1999
Eurasian minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) Yes Sovrano et al., 1999
Blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) Yes Sovrano et al., 1999
Sarasins minnow (Xenopoecilus sarasinorum) Yes Sovrano et al., 2001; Sovrano, 2004
Elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii) Yes Sovrano et al., 2001
Soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia) Yes Roux et al., 2016
Mating behavior Mosquitofish (Gambusia hoolbrooki) Yes Bisazza et al., 1998
Goldbelly topminnow (Girardinus falcatus) Yes Bisazza et al., 1998
Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) Yes Kaarthigeyan and Dharmaretnam, 2005
Agonistic behavior Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) Yes Cantalupo et al., 1996; Bisazza and De Santi, 2003; Clotfelter and Kuperberg, 2007; Takeuchi et al., 2010; Forsatkar et al., 2015; HedayatiRad et al., 2017
Mosquitofish (Gambusia hoolbrooki) Yes Bisazza and De Santi, 2003
Redtail splitfin (Xenotoca eiseni) Yes Bisazza and De Santi, 2003