Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

This study examined the retinomotor responses of 14 28, and 42 d old brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus under seven orders of magnitude of light intensities from 0 lx to 100 lx to determine the visual thresholds. The retinomotor response was absent in 14 d old larvae, indicating the a...

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Main Authors: Mukai, Yukinori, Leong, Seng Lim, Saad, Shahbudin
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Language:English
Published: Academic Journals 2012
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author Mukai, Yukinori
Leong, Seng Lim
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description This study examined the retinomotor responses of 14 28, and 42 d old brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus under seven orders of magnitude of light intensities from 0 lx to 100 lx to determine the visual thresholds. The retinomotor response was absent in 14 d old larvae, indicating the absence of the rod visual cells and a reliance on pure-cone retina for vision. The 27–28 d old larvae had rod cells in the retinae and showed weak retinomotor response—the retinal pigment layer was slightly thinner at light intensity <1 lx than at 10–100 lx. The retinae of 42–45 d old grouper showed a clear retinomotor response at 0.1 lx, becoming stronger at 1 lx and higher; 0.1 - 1 lx may be considered the threshold of visual sensitivity of E. fuscoguttatus.
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spelling iium-273872013-12-18T03:24:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27387/ Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus Mukai, Yukinori Leong, Seng Lim Saad, Shahbudin SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling This study examined the retinomotor responses of 14 28, and 42 d old brown-marbled grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus under seven orders of magnitude of light intensities from 0 lx to 100 lx to determine the visual thresholds. The retinomotor response was absent in 14 d old larvae, indicating the absence of the rod visual cells and a reliance on pure-cone retina for vision. The 27–28 d old larvae had rod cells in the retinae and showed weak retinomotor response—the retinal pigment layer was slightly thinner at light intensity <1 lx than at 10–100 lx. The retinae of 42–45 d old grouper showed a clear retinomotor response at 0.1 lx, becoming stronger at 1 lx and higher; 0.1 - 1 lx may be considered the threshold of visual sensitivity of E. fuscoguttatus. Academic Journals 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27387/1/2012_JFAS.htm Mukai, Yukinori and Leong, Seng Lim and Saad, Shahbudin (2012) Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 7 (3). pp. 233-239. ISSN 1816-4927 http://scialert.net/qredirect.php?doi=jfas.2012.233.239&linkid=pdf 10.9823/jfas.2012.233.239
spellingShingle SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Mukai, Yukinori
Leong, Seng Lim
Saad, Shahbudin
Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title_full Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title_fullStr Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title_full_unstemmed Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title_short Retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
title_sort retinomotor response in the larvae of brown-marbled grouper, epinephelus fuscoguttatus
topic SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
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