LUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF DEEP-SEA FISH

被引:28
作者
MENSINGER, AF [1 ]
CASE, JF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA, DEPT BIOL SCI, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93106 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Animal behavior; Bioluminescence; Marine biology; Teleost;
D O I
10.1016/0022-0981(90)90015-5
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Bioluminescence flash kinetics and quantum emission of specimens of 15 species of Hawaiian deep sea fish of the families Astronesthidae, Gonostomatidae; Malacosteidae, Melanostomiidae, Myctophidae and Sternoptychidae were determined. Peak flash intensities ranged from 5.1 × 1009 to 8.7 × 1010 photons · s-1 and average flash durations varied from 160 to 4000 ms. Light emission from ventral photophores of myctophids and hatchetfish was sufficient to match downwelling environmental light. Photophore area and maximum light output increased with standard length. Caudal and body photophores of smaller, vertically migrating myctophids made significantly briefer flashes than orbital photophores of larger stomiatiods, indicating predation pressure may favor brief flash durations. Flash kinetics of Malacosteus niger Ayres further supported this theory because its red emitting suborbital photophores produced significantly longer flashes than the conspicuous postorbital blue emitting organs. The distinct flash patterns of two species of Lampanyctus may permit recognition between individuals with similar photophore arrays and overlapping habitats. Flashes in intact hatchetfish were observed for the first time. © 1990.
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