Brightly refractile stone-like organ within the otic vesicle and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.). [ http://zfin.org/curator ]
Synonyms: immature otoliths
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