First record of biofluorescence in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), a commercially farmed cleaner fish

Thomas Juhasz-Dora*, Jonathan Teague, Thomas Doyle, Julie Maguire

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Abstract

This study is the first known observation of biofluorescence in the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus). Individual lumpfish were illuminated with blue excitation lighting for photography with both hyperspectral and filtered multispectral cameras. All photographed juvenile lumpfish (n = 11) exhibited green biofluorescence. Light emissions were characterised with two peaks observed at 545 and 613 nm, with the greatest intensity along the tubercles of the high crest and the three longitudinal ridges. Further research on the dynamics of biofluorescence through the lifecycle of this species is required
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1058-1062
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Fish Biology
Volume101
Issue number4
Early online date4 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Oct 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 956697. Open access funding provided by IReL.

Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska‐Curie grant agreement No 956697. Open access funding provided by IReL.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Fish Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Keywords

  • Lumpfish
  • Hyperspectral imaging
  • fluorescence

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