Tube-Eye Fish (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Tube-Eye Fish

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The tube-eye fish, Stylephorus chordatus, was found to use five different rod opsins within its eyes. The long cylindrical shape of its eyes increases light capture and also enables the fish to move the eyes from a horizontal to a vertical position.

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Dr. Wen-Sung Chung, University of Queensland, Australia

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