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Table 3 Optic nerve torsion data summarised per genus, compare Fig. 6

From: Optic-nerve-transmitted eyeshine, a new type of light emission from fish eyes

Genus

Number

ON length [mm]

Starting angle [°]

Torsion [°/mm]

Total torsion [°]

Tripterygion

5

0.81 ± 0.16

19.3 ± 9.6

93.4 ± 8.2

75.5 ± 20.5

Parablennius

1

0.96

12.5

78.7

75.7

Amphiprion

3

1.40 ± 0.09

11.6 ± 20.0

82.5 ± 12.2

116.2 ± 24.8

  1. Parameters were first averaged per individual (not shown), then per genus. T. delaisi and T. melanurus were grouped because of their virtually identical internal anatomy