Red and orange skin color of fish
Abstract
Photomicrographs of skin with red and orange coloration presented for fish: chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in nuptial coloration, guppy males (Poecilia reticulata), green swordtail males (Xihophorus hellery), goldfish (Carassius auratus) and european perch (Perca fluviatilis). Typical erythrophores were noted in the caudal fin of pecillids (guppies and green swordtailes). Pigment inclusions that were not organized in chromatophores are found in the tail fin of the goldfish. Pigments are pterine compounds in pecillids and goldfish. Skin of chum and perch is colored due to carotenoid pigments, which were not organized in chromatophores.
About the Authors
A. A. Yarzhombek
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (FSBSI «VNIRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
K. A. Zhukova
Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (FSBSI «VNIRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Yarzhombek A.A., Zhukova K.A. Red and orange skin color of fish. Trudy VNIRO. 2018;170:73-77. (In Russ.)
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