The Visual Pigments of Some Deep-Sea Elasmobranchs
The retinae of three species of deep-sea shark, Centrophorus squamosus, Centroscymnus coelolepis and Deania calcea, have been studied. All had goldencoloured photosensitive pigments, similar to those of deep-sea teleosts. The absorption maxima for the unbleached pigments lay between 472 and 484 m/n....
| Published in: | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1963
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400005245 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400005245 |
| Summary: | The retinae of three species of deep-sea shark, Centrophorus squamosus, Centroscymnus coelolepis and Deania calcea, have been studied. All had goldencoloured photosensitive pigments, similar to those of deep-sea teleosts. The absorption maxima for the unbleached pigments lay between 472 and 484 m/n. The retina of the hake (Merluccius merluccius) was studied for comparison; its retinal pigment absorbed maximally at 495-5 mix. Some observations on the retinae of the moray eel (Muraena helena) and the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are also described. |
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