OBSERVATIONS ON THE COLORS OF LUMPSUCKERS, CYCLOPTERUS-LUMPUS L
OBSERVATIONS ON THE COLORS OF LUMPSUCKERS, CYCLOPTERUS-LUMPUS L
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1095-8649.1989.tb03034.x
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发表时间:
1989-12-01
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2
通讯作者:
THORSTEINSSON, V
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作者:
DAVENPORT, J;THORSTEINSSON, V
Ripe unfertilized eggs derived from fish landed at two Icelandic ports were predominantly red and yellow-red, but a small proportion were red-purple. There was a significant difference between the frequencies of hues of eggs from the two landing places. During the phase of blastula formation, fertilized red-purple eggs showed no discernible change in either hue or chroma. However, as the gastrula formed and covered the yolk, the chroma declined dramatically, although the hue remained unaltered. When the embryo formed, the chroma continued to decrease and the hue also began to change as the red-purple pigment disappeared from the yolk and the orange-yellow oil of the yolk became more visible. The most common plasma colouration in male fish collected at Hafnarfijordur and Husavik was red, but the observed hues covered 60% of the visible spectrum, ranging from green to purple. No significant differences between Hafnarfijordur and Husavik males in terms of hue or value were discerned, but there was a significant difference in chroma score. Female plasma hues were almost as variable as the males (spanning 45% of the visible spectrum) but centred in the green-yellow zone. Plasma, subcutaneous jelly and skin colours linked. Fish from the oceanic feeding grounds were all green in skin colour, whatever their age or sex; it is suggested that this colouration has a cryptic function in the near surface waters inhabited by lumpsuckers.