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## Glossary Chromatophores A variety of pigmented cells involved in the coloration of the skin of fish and other vertebrates and invertebrates. In fish, these are melanophores (black or brown), xanthophores (orange or yellow), erythrophores (red), cyanophores (blue), leukophores (whitish), and iridophores (iridescent). Chromatosomes Pigmented organelles found within chromatophores. Their movements result in physiological color changes of fish. Countershading A color scheme used by many fishes; the dorsal (upper) surface is a dark color to conceal the fish when viewed from above, and the ventral (lower) surface is a very pale color to conceal the fish when viewed from below. Hue Variety of color or tint. Iridescent Display of lustrous colors, which may vary with the angle of viewing. It is produced by interference of light waves with phase differences, when reflected from outer and inner surfaces of a transparent structure such as a crystal or membrane. Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) A cyclic peptide neurosecretory hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus, stored in the pars nervosa of the pituitary, from which it is secreted, producing intracellular aggregation of melanosomes,

Author

D. Burton

Publisher

Elsevier

Published

2011

Language

EN