part of start stage end stage head sensory canal system post-otic sensory canal postotic sensory canal Ceri TAO:0001619 zebrafish_anatomy ZFA:0005394 Sensory canal that forms dorsal to the horizontal semicircular canal of the ear. The anterior end of the canal may span or remain posterior to the pterotic-sphenotic junction. The posterior end of the postotic canal meets the temporal and supratemporal canals. The canal lies between and in close proximity to the trunk sensory canal and anteriorly with the otic and preoperculo-mandibular sensory canals. The post-otic sensory canal is bilaterally paired and when mature is fully enclosed in bone. 2010-04-23T01:45:48Z sensory canal unknown adult