TY - JOUR AU - Michiels, Nico K. AU - Anthes, Nils AU - Hart, Nathan S. AU - Herler, Jürgen AU - Meixner, Alfred J. AU - Schleifenbaum, Frank AU - Schulte, Gregor AU - Siebeck, Ulrike E. AU - Sprenger, Dennis AU - Wucherer, Matthias F. PY - 2008 DA - 2008/09/16 TI - Red fluorescence in reef fish: A novel signalling mechanism? JO - BMC Ecology SP - 16 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - At depths below 10 m, reefs are dominated by blue-green light because seawater selectively absorbs the longer, 'red' wavelengths beyond 600 nm from the downwelling sunlight. Consequently, the visual pigments of many reef fish are matched to shorter wavelengths, which are transmitted better by water. Combining the typically poor long-wavelength sensitivity of fish eyes with the presumed lack of ambient red light, red light is currently considered irrelevant for reef fish. However, previous studies ignore the fact that several marine organisms, including deep sea fish, produce their own red luminescence and are capable of seeing it. SN - 1472-6785 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-8-16 DO - 10.1186/1472-6785-8-16 ID - Michiels2008 ER -