Central connections of the octavolateralis nerves in the pike cichlid, Crenicichla lepidota.

The primary projections of the lateral line and eighth (octavolateralis) nerves in the teleost, Crenicichla lepidota, were found to conform to the pattern of projections of these nerves in non-teleost fishes. The lateral line nerves terminate in the dorsal portion of the octavolateralis area of the medulla, the eighth nerve terminates in the ventral portion of this area, and overlap is restricted to nucleus magnocellularis. An anastomotic connection between the posterior lateral line nerve and the eighth nerve, the lateralis branchlet, is composed of posterior lateral line nerve fibers which enter the medulla with the eighth nerve but terminate with lateral line inputs.