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Photoreceptors:

Receptor	Opsin λmax	Filter λmax	Filter λ50%	Recep. λmax
LWS cone	623nm	500nm	640nm	623nm
Rh2 cone	558nm	440nm	563nm	558nm
Rod	540nm			540nm
Double cone	530nm	408nm	445nm	530nm
SWS2 cone	479nm			479nm
SWS1 cone	366nm			366nm

Opponent processes:

Description	(+) Terminus	(-) Terminus	Mode
Luminance (photopic)	Double cone		Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)	Rod		Scotopic
Red-Green 655nm - 594nm - 540nm	LWS cone	Rh2 cone	Photopic
Orange-Aqua 595nm - 531nm - 476nm	Rh2 cone LWS cone	SWS2 cone	Photopic
Yellow-Blue2 589nm - 506nm - 357nm	Rh2 cone LWS cone	SWS1 cone SWS2 cone	Photopic
Blue-UV 480nm - 419nm - 368nm	SWS2 cone	SWS1 cone	Photopic

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10001	t1	VSPLIT		Receptor,Rod,Cone
10002	t1	RCPMODE		Rod,1
10003	t1	TSPLIT		Cone,LWS cone,SWS cone
10004	t1	OPSIN		LWS cone,530
10005	t1	TSPLIT		SWS cone,MWS cone,SWS1 cone
10006	t1	OPSIN		SWS1 cone,380
10008	t1	TSPLIT		MWS cone,Rh2 cone,SWS2 cone
10009	t1	OPSIN		SWS2 cone,440
106382	t1	DSCOPP		643,SWS2 cone,SWS1 cone,Rod
106383	t1	DISCOPP		10003,Rh2 cone
106384	t1	CONNOPP		10003,+,Rh2 cone
106385	t1	DSCOPP		10005,Rh2 cone
106386	t1	CONNOPP		10008,+,LWS cone
106387	t1	DSCOPP		10008,SWS2 cone
106388	t1	DISCOPP		10008,Rh2 cone
106389	t1	CONNOPP		10008,-,Rh2 cone
106412	t1	NAMEOPP		643,Luminance (photopic)
106413	t1	NAMEOPP		10001,Luminance (scotopic)
106416	t1	DELOPP		106390
106418	t1	CONNdhgOPP	10003,+,LWS cone
106438	t1	NAMEOPP		10003,Yellow-Blue
106439	t1	NAMEOPP		10005,Blue-UV
106440	t1	NAMEOPP		10008,Red-Green
1335409	t1	RCPACU		Cone,2
1335410	t1	RCPACU		Rod,.5
10007	t478	RCPNAME		Rod-like,Rod
106626	t478	GRADLVL		50
1335402	t478	RCPACU		LWS cone,Rh2 cone,5
1335403	t478	RCPACU		SWS2 cone,SWS1 cone,1
1361559	t478	RCPACU		Rod,2
1561559	t478	RCPACU		Rod,2
106390	t159	VSPLIT		LWS cone,LWS cone,Double cone
106391	t159	SCRPIG		Double cone,408,445,150,2
106392	t159	DSCOPP		643,LWS cone,Rh2 cone
106393	t159	DSCOPP		10003,Double cone
106394	t159	DSCOPP		10008,Double cone
106630	t159	DISCOPP		10003,SWS1 cone
106673	t159	DELOPP		Luminance (photopic)2
106684	t159	DELOPP		106390Luminance (photopic)2
106685	t159	CONNOPP		10003,+,LWS cone
1099	s187	OPSIN		Double cone LWS,623
1100	s187	OPSIN		Double cone MWS,558
1101	s187	OPSIN		LWS cone,623
1102	s187	OPSIN		Rh2 cone,558
1103	s187	OPSIN		SWS2 cone,479
1104	s187	OPSIN		SWS1 cone,366
1105	s187	OPSIN		Rod,540
1106	s187	SCRPIGR		LWS cone,500,640
1107	s187	SCRPIGR		Rh2 cone,440,563
4716	s187	PORPH		Double cone LWS,1
4717	s187	PORPH		Double cone MWS,1
4718	s187	PORPH		LWS cone,1
4719	s187	PORPH		Rh2 cone,1
4720	s187	PORPH		SWS2 cone,1
4721	s187	PORPH		SWS1 cone,1
4722	s187	PORPH		Rod,1

Notes and References:

Hart N.S., Bailes H.J., Vorobyev M., Marshall N.J., Collin S.P. (2008) Visual ecology of the Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri) BMC Ecology (2008)8:21. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-8-21

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q

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Queensland lungfish (juvenile) (Neoceratodus forsteri)

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