start stage end stage lateral line sensory nucleus caudal octavolateralis nucleus nucleus octavolateralis caudalis TAO:0000480 ZFA:0000480 Hindbrain nucleus which is part of the medulla oblongata and is a mechanoreceptive area along with the medial octavolateralis nucleus. It is smaller than the medial octavolateralis nucleus and is located lateral to the facial and vagal lobes of the medulla oblongata. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. zebrafish_anatomy unknown adult