Wobbegong shark (Orectolobus maculatus)

Containing taxa: Animalia » Chordata » Chondrichthyes » Elasmobranchii » Selachii

Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
Yellow cone553nm  553nm
Rod484nm  484nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
Yellow cone   Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic

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Notes and References:

Theiss S.M., Davies W.I.L., Collin S.P., Hunt D.M., Hart N.S. (2012) Cone monochromacy and visual pigment spectral tuning in wobbegong sharks. Biol. Lett. (2012) 8, 1019-1022. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2012.0663

Siebeck U.E., Marshall N.J. (1999) Ocular media transmission of coral reef fish - can coral reef fish see ultraviolet light? Vision Research 41 (2001) 133 - 149.

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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