Development of dim-light vision in the nocturnal reef fish family Holocentridae. I: Retinal gene expression.

ABSTRACT: Developmental changes to the visual systems of animals are often associated with ecological shifts. Reef fishes experience a change in habitat between larval life in the shallow open ocean to juvenile and adult life on the reef. Some species also change their lifestyle over this period and become nocturnal. While these ecological transitions are well documented, little is known about the ontogeny of nocturnal reef fish vision. Here, we used transcriptomics to investigate visual development in 12 representative species from both subfamilies, Holocentrinae (squirrelfishes) and Myripristinae (soldierfishes), in the nocturnal coral reef fish family, Holocentridae. Results revealed that the visual systems of holocentrids are initially well adapted to photopic conditions with pre-settlement larv

SUBMITTER: Fogg LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9482368 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature