The Optomotor Response of Killifish and Yellowtail

송사리와 방어의 시각운동반응

The authors carried out an experiment to find the optomotor response of killifish, Orizias latipes(TEMMINCK et SCHLEGEL) and Yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata (TEMMINCK et SCHLEGEL) according to the colors of the netting pattern on the visual screen and the revolving velocities of the visual screen. The experimental water tank was made of 0.5 cm thick transparent acryl in the cylindrical shape (100R$\times$42H cm). The water level in the tank was maintained 30cm high from the bottom. The colors of the netting pattern (mesh size: 19.1cm, width of netting twine: 1.5cm, hanging ratio: 84%) on the three visual screens were black, red and green respectively. The revolving velocities of the visual screen were controlled by pulley, bevel gear and variable speed motor in three steps; slow (15.0cm/sec), middle (37.4cm/sec) and high (62.9cm/sec). The fish was put into the water tank before each experiment and released in it for 30 minutes in order to acclimatize itself to the tank. The visual screen was revolved for 4 minutes per each experiment, at first the fish was released for 1 minute, and then the behavior of the fish was observed for 3 minutes. In the course of clockwise and counter clockwise experiments, 10 minutes-pause was given for the rest. The behavior of the fish was observed by video system, and rounding number and swimming speed of the fish were analysed. The results obtained are as follows: (1) Optomotor response rate of Killifish and yellowtail were 95% and 94% respectively. (2) Response of the fish according to the colors of the netting pattern on the three visual screens was best in black, and second in red and third in green. (3) Response of the fish according to the revolving velocities of the visual screen was best in high speed, and second in middle speed and third in slow speed.

흑, 적, 녹색의 그물무늬의 시각막을 15.0, 37.4, 62.9cm/sec의 속도로 회전시켰을 때의 송사리 Orizias latipes의 방어 Seriola quinqueradiata의 시각운동반응을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 시각운동반응율은 송사리가 95%, 방어가 94%였다. 2. 송사리가 잘 반응하는 시각막의 색상은 흑, 적, 녹색의 순이며, 흑색에 대한 적, 녹색의 차이는 뚜렷했으나 적색과 녹색의 차이는 뚜렷하지 않았다. 3. 방어가 잘 반응하는 시각막의 색상은 흑, 적, 녹색의 순이며, 색상에 따른 차이는 뚜렷하지 않았다. 4. 시어가 잘 반응하는 시각막의 속도는 62.9, 37.4, 15.0cm/sec의 순이며, 속도에 따른 차이는 뚜렷했다