On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.)
The retinae of all the species of deep-sea fish which have been studied have been shown to contain golden coloured pigments, chrysopsins, which are especially suited to the light found in their natural environment (Denton & Warren, 1957; Munz, 1958). Amongst fish caught in shallow coastal waters...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315400015629 2024-03-03T08:36:43+00:00 On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.) Carlisle, D. B. Denton, E. J. 1959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400015629 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400015629 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 38, issue 1, page 97-102 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 1959 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400015629 2024-02-08T08:44:37Z The retinae of all the species of deep-sea fish which have been studied have been shown to contain golden coloured pigments, chrysopsins, which are especially suited to the light found in their natural environment (Denton & Warren, 1957; Munz, 1958). Amongst fish caught in shallow coastal waters this characteristic colour of retinal pigment is found only in the conger eel Conger conger (by Denton & Walker, 1958), and amongst freshwater fish only in the silver eel Anguilla anguilla (by Carlisle & Denton, 1957, referred to by Denton & Warren, 1957). Both these fish are species of Apodes, a group of which the vast majority of species are deep-water forms. Both species, more- over, begin their life in the deep sea and return to it again when mature to spawn and may therefore, in one sense, be regarded as deep-sea fish. Since immature conger eels in shallow coastal waters already have a retinal pigment characteristic of a deep-sea fish, it seems very unlikely that on returning to deep water they would change away from the deep-sea form which they already possess. It is probable therefore that the conger retains a deep-sea form of retinal pigment throughout the whole of its life. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 38 1 97 102 |
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The retinae of all the species of deep-sea fish which have been studied have been shown to contain golden coloured pigments, chrysopsins, which are especially suited to the light found in their natural environment (Denton & Warren, 1957; Munz, 1958). Amongst fish caught in shallow coastal waters this characteristic colour of retinal pigment is found only in the conger eel Conger conger (by Denton & Walker, 1958), and amongst freshwater fish only in the silver eel Anguilla anguilla (by Carlisle & Denton, 1957, referred to by Denton & Warren, 1957). Both these fish are species of Apodes, a group of which the vast majority of species are deep-water forms. Both species, more- over, begin their life in the deep sea and return to it again when mature to spawn and may therefore, in one sense, be regarded as deep-sea fish. Since immature conger eels in shallow coastal waters already have a retinal pigment characteristic of a deep-sea fish, it seems very unlikely that on returning to deep water they would change away from the deep-sea form which they already possess. It is probable therefore that the conger retains a deep-sea form of retinal pigment throughout the whole of its life. |
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On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.) |
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On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.) |
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On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.) |
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On the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of Anguilla anguilla (L.) |
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on the metamorphosis of the visual pigments of anguilla anguilla (l.) |
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