Crucian carp (Carassius carassius)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Osteichthyes » Actinopterygii » Neopterygii » Teleostei » Otocephala » Ostariophysi » Cypriniformes

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Double cone LWS619nm415,554,523nm440,575,555nm635nm
LWS cone608nm  621nm
Double cone MWS535nm415,554,523nm440,575,555nm568nm
Rh2 cone529nm  534nm
Rod525nm  530nm
SWS2 cone449nm  452nm
SWS1 cone380nm  383nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
LWS cone
Rh2 cone
Double cone LWS
Double cone MWS
  Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic
DeepRed-Teal (double cones)
658nm - 597nm - 523nm
 
Double cone LWS Double cone MWS Photopic
Red-Green
644nm - 579nm - 521nm
 
LWS cone Rh2 cone Photopic
Yellow-UV
578nm - 486nm - 388nm
 
LWS cone
Rh2 cone
Double cone LWS
Double cone MWS
SWS1 cone
SWS2 cone
Photopic
Blue-UV
467nm - 424nm - 378nm
 
SWS2 cone SWS1 cone Photopic

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Notes and References:

A UV-sensitive cone, though not cited in the literature, is extrapolated based on the presence of a UV cone class in C. auratus.

Jokela-Määttä M., Smura T., Aaltonen A., Ala-Laurila P. (2006) Visual pigments of Baltic Sea fishes of marine and limnic origin. Visual Neuroscience 2007, 24:389-398. doi:10.10170S0952523807070459

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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