The "third eye" of a Megalodoras uranoscopus

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 30 Oct 2005, 02:12

I was looking at the cat-eLog on Megalodoras uranoscopus. then I saw 2 photos highlighting the â??third eyeâ?

Post by **Silurus** » 30 Oct 2005, 02:48

It's just especially prominent in this species (the pineal gland is usually not very prominent in most catfishes).

amiidae · Post by **amiidae** » 30 Oct 2005, 05:10

Did a search on the web,

Pineal Gland
The pineal gland of fish and amphibians is located near the skin and functions to detect light.

Thanks for the input

ben