Tubular Enamel in Some Sea Fishes in Southern Africa

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Abstract
Tubular enamel of the posterior molariform teeth of the following five sea fishes of the family Sparidae was described: (1) Chrysoblephus laticeps; (2) Chrysoblephus gibbiceps; (3) Chrysoblephus cristiceps; (4) Cymatoceps nasutus; (5) Pterogymnus laniarius. These fishes are usually found among the rocks along the coast of Southern Africa. In C. nasutus some of the tubules run from the dentino-enamel junction to the periphery, while in the other fishes the tubules open on the periphery, but a small area adjoining the den-tino-enamel junction does not contain tubules. The enamel tubules of the 5 fishes described appear to contain minute granules, the nature of which has not been investigated.

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