Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)

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Photoreceptors:
Receptor Opsin λmax Filter λmax Filter λ50% Recep. λmax
LWS cone620nm600nm670nm682nm
Double cone LWS620nm  620nm
Double cone MWS540nm  540nm


Opponent processes:
Description (+) Terminus (-) Terminus Mode
Luminance (photopic)
LWS cone
Double cone LWS
Double cone MWS
  Photopic
Single cones-Double
684nm - 641nm - 554nm
 
LWS cone Double cone LWS
Double cone MWS
Photopic
Red-Green (double cones)
646nm - 589nm - 529nm
 
Double cone LWS Double cone MWS Photopic

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Notes and References:

MSP was not performed in the cited study. Therefore, this entry should be considered tentative.

Kawamura G, Kishimoto T (2002) Color vision, accommodation and visual acuity in the largemouth bass. Fisheries Science 68: 1041-1046

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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