Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)

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Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
DoubleP580nm415,554,523nm440,575,555nm586nm
Rod511nm  511nm
DoubleA472nm415,554,523nm440,575,555nm474nm
SWS2b cone449nm  449nm
SWS2a cone410nm  410nm
SWS1 cone365nm  368nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
DoubleP
DoubleA
  Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)
Rod   Scotopic
Yellow-Blue (double cones)
587nm - 524nm - 472nm
 
DoubleP DoubleA Photopic
Aqua-UV
488nm - 451nm - 376nm
 
DoubleP
DoubleA
SWS1 cone
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
Photopic
SWS2b cone-SWS2a cone
469nm - 434nm - 398nm
 
SWS2b cone SWS2a cone Photopic
Indigo-UV
435nm - 401nm - 365nm
 
SWS2b cone
SWS2a cone
SWS1 cone Photopic

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Notes and References:

Jordan R.C., Howe D.V. (2007) Photopigment Spectral Absorbance in Four Hudson River Fishes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:1, 155-157. doi:10.1080/02705060.2007.9664157

Flamarique, I. N., & Harosi, F. I. (1999). Photoreceptor pigments of the blueback herring (Alosa aestevalis, Clupeidae) and the Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia, Atherinidae). The Biological Bulletin, 197(2), 235-236.

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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