Medaka (Oryzias latipes)

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Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
DoubleP561nm  561nm
Rod481nm  481nm
DoubleA452,516,492nm  476nm
SWS2a cone439nm  439nm
SWS2b cone405nm  405nm
SWS1 cone356nm  362nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
DoubleP
DoubleA
  Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic
Yellow-Blue (double cones)
579nm - 522nm - 462nm
 
DoubleP DoubleA Photopic
Green-UV
537nm - 458nm - 367nm
 
DoubleP
DoubleA
SWS1 cone
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
Photopic
SWS2a cone - SWS2b cone
460nm - 427nm - 392nm
 
SWS2a cone SWS2b cone Photopic
Indigo-UV
427nm - 393nm - 360nm
 
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
SWS1 cone Photopic

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Notes and References:

Matsumoto Y., Fukamachi S., Mitani H., Kawamura S. (2005) Functional characterization of visual opsin repertoire in Medaka (Oryzias latipes) Gene 371:268-278

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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