In view of the small amount of conclusive
data upon the color vision of
fishes and the fact that the best of what
there is has been for all practical purposes
confined to few genera of fishes,
it was believed profitable to investigate
the color vision of the large-mouth
black bass, Aplites salmoides (Lacepede).
The fact that there is a color vision in
some fishes does not preclude the possibility
of some other fishes being color
blind or having modified color vision.
In addition to the purely scientific
outlook upon this problem, there are
some economic aspects to the study of
this particular fish. Thousands of
dollars are spent annually for the purchase
of highly colored bass lures by
sportsmen. Bass in some regions are
believed to prefer one color or combination
and those of other regions, others.
Furthermore, there is often voiced the
belief that at different times of day or
in different weathers there are changes
in the choice of colors by this fish. Thus
this work has a double interest.
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 021, no. 02
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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