Vision in lanternfish (Myctophidae): Adaptations for viewing bioluminescence in the deep-sea

• Published in: Deep-sea research. Part I, Oceanographic research papers Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 1003 - 1017
• Main Authors: Turner, J.R., White, E.M., Collins, M.A., Partridge, J.C., Douglas, R.H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2009; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Agnatha. Pisces; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Bioluminescence; Bolinichthys; Fish; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hypotheses; Lanternfish; Marine; Mathematical models; Myctophidae; Myctophum nitidulum; Oceanography; Oceans; Pigments; Sea water ecosystems; Spectral sensitivity; Synecology; Teleostei; Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution; Visual pigments; Visualisation distance; Visual pigments; Bioluminescence; Lanternfish; Spectral sensitivity; Myctophidae; Visualisation distance; Visual pigment; Luminescence; Deep water; Marine environment; Aquatic environment; Vertebrata; Pisces; Vision; Distance; Adaptation

The sensitivity hypothesis seeks to explain the correlation between the wavelength of visual pigment absorption maxima ( λ max) and habitat type in fish and other marine animals in terms of the maximisation of photoreceptor photon catch. In recent years its legitimacy has been called into question a...