Luminescent properties of fishes from nearshore California basins

Allen F. Mensinger; James F. Case

doi:10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02719-0

Luminescent properties of fishes from nearshore California basins

Allen F. Mensinger, James F. Case

Biology (Duluth)

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Abstract

Bioluminescence flash kinetics and quantum emissions of specimens of 10 species of fishes from the families Astronesthidae, Malacosteidae, Melanostomiatidae, Myctophidae, Stomiatidae and Sternoptychidae were determined. Fish were collected from the San Clemente and Santa Catalina basins of the Southern Californian Bight. Body photophores emitted long- lasting glows with peak photon fluxes to 3.0 x 10¹⁰ photons · s^-1. Caudal luminescent tissues exhibited both discrete flashes and spontaneous trains up to 30 Hz with average flash duration from 43 to 79 ms and peak photon fluxes of 2.2 x 10¹² photons · s^-1. Orbital photophore displays persisted up to 1415 ms with a maximum emission rate of 1 Hz and a maximum photon flux of 7.5 x 10¹¹ photons · s^-1. The flash kinetics and quantum intensity of the oral light organs from Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann are quantified for the first time. The flash durations of myctophid caudal organs were significantly shorter compared with congeners from Hawaiian waters, indicating that regional environmental conditions may account for shorter flash duration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	75-90
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Volume	210
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02719-0
State	Published - Feb 25 1997

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We thank the crews of the RV New Horizon and Point Sur and Dr. J. Childress and his studentsf or their superb assistancea nd T. Frank and P. Herring for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by grants from the Office of Naval Research (NOOO14-84-K-0314 and NOOO14-87-K-0314) to J.F. Case and a National Science Foundation grant (OCE 85000237) to J.J. Childress.

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Animal behavior
Bioluminescence
Marine biology
Midwater
teleost

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