Retinal red pigment in the pickerel (Esocidae)
- 1 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 57 (3) , 693-696
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-083
Abstract
The pigment epithelium in the eye of the pickerel Esox contains a red pigment. It is localized in tiny cylinders and granules, and it replaces melanin. From its characteristics (solubility, chromotography, ultraviolet–visible spectrum) it appears identical with retinal red pigment of characins and wrasses. A method of extraction is described.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: