Bluefin killifish (Lucania goodei)

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Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
DoubleP573nm  573nm
DoubleA539nm  539nm
Rod481nm  481nm
SWS2b cone455nm  455nm
SWS2a cone404nm  404nm
SWS1 cone359nm  364nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
DoubleP
DoubleA
  Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic
Orange-Teal (double cones)
605nm - 560nm - 514nm
 
DoubleP DoubleA Photopic
Green-UV
554nm - 479nm - 369nm
 
DoubleP
DoubleA
SWS1 cone
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
Photopic
SWS2b cone-SWS2a cone
469nm - 433nm - 396nm
 
SWS2b cone SWS2a cone Photopic
Indigo-UV
430nm - 397nm - 361nm
 
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
SWS1 cone Photopic

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Notes and References:

Fuller, R. C., Carleton, K. L., Fadool, J. M., Spady, T. C., Travis, J. (2005) Genetic and environmental variation in the visual properties of bluefin killifish, Lucania goodei J. Evol. Biol. 18 (2005) pp. 516-523

Hofmann, C.M., Carleton K.L. (2009) Gene duplication and differential gene expression play an important role in the diversification of visual pigments in fish. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49(6): 630-643. doi:10.1093/icb/icp079

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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