Morphogenesis of the Eye of Brown Croaker (Miichthys miiuy)

• Published in: Ocean and polar research Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 287 - 290
• Main Authors: Park, In-Seok, Seol, Dong-Won, Cho, Sung-Hwoan, Song, Young-Chae, Choi, Hee-Jung, Noh, Choong-Hwan, Myoung, Jung-Goo, Kim, Jong-Man
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국해양과학기술원 2006
• Subjects: 해양학; total length; head dimensions; brown croaker; retina structure; eyes and lens diameter
• ISSN: 1598-141X; 2234-7313
• DOI: 10.4217/OPR.2006.28.3.287

Eye growth and lens diameter of brown croaker Miichthys miiuy were positively allometric between hatching and 180 days post-hatch (d.p.h.). Eye growth in relation to head length and head height was nearly isometric. Eyes were formed completely at 14 d.p.h. At this age, the eye has a crystalline lens, an optic nerve fiber layer, a ganglion cell layer, an inner plexiform layer, an inner nuclear layer, an outer plexiform layer, an outer nuclear layer, an outer limiting membrane, and a pigment epithelium. The essential demands that must be met by the retina in this species pertain to light sensitivity and spatial resolution.