Visual spectral sensitivity of photopic juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)

Fish Physiol Biochem. 2012 Aug;38(4):911-917. doi: 10.1007/s10695-011-9574-0. Epub 2011 Nov 18.

Abstract

Although Pacific bluefin tuna is a species that relies on vision, its photopic visual function is not well known; we therefore recorded electroretinograms to investigate photopic spectral sensitivity in juveniles of this species (49-81 days post-hatch; standard length 74-223 mm). The peak spectral sensitivity wavelength was 505 nm. We estimated that two (λ(max) = 512-515 nm and 423-436 nm) or three (λ(max) = 512-515 nm, 423-436 nm, and 473 nm) types of cone visual pigments contribute to photopic vision; these spectral sensitivities are adapted to surface water habitats in clear ocean and coastal water.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Electroretinography
  • Tuna / physiology*
  • Vision, Ocular / physiology*