The visual pigments of the weever fish, Trachinus vipera: a microspectrophotometric study.
Microspectrophotometric analyses of the visual pigments of the weever fish, Trachinus vipera, demonstrate the presence of a rhodopsin with peak sensitivity at 502 nm, and two cone visual pigments. Identical twin cones are green-sensitive containing a P5281, and single cones are blue-sensitive containing a P4401. The dichromacy of the weever is discussed in relation to its photic environment and feeding behaviour.
D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000032:analysis; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology; D012168:Retinal Pigments; D012243:Rhodopsin; D012623:Seawater; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D014785:Vision, Ocular
D012168:Retinal Pigments; D012243:Rhodopsin