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. 2015 Aug 14;10(8):e0135888. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135888

Table 1. Amino acid residues at nine sites in rhodopsins of deep-sea fishes.

Order Species 83 122 124 132 208 261 292 299 300 λmax
Scorpaeniformes C. rhodomelas N E A A F F S A I 480
A. korotneffi N E A A F F S A I 484
C. boulengeri N E A A F F S A I 484
S. altivelis N E A A F F S S I 483
Beryciformes H. mediteranus N E A A F F S A I 479
A. cornuta N E A A F F S S I 485
Ophidiformes B. compresis N E S A F F S A T 476
C. laticeps N E S A F F S A I 468
Gadiformes P. blennoides D E A A F F A A I 494
C. guntheri D V A A F F S A I 479
Myctophiformes D. rafinesquei D Q A S F F A A I 489
B. suborbitale D Q G S F F A A I 487
L. alatus N Q A S F F A A I 485
B. indicus D Q A S F F A A I 489
C. warmingii D Q A S F F A A I 487
Aulopiformes B. ferox N E S A F F S T L 481
B. mollis N E S A F F S T L 479
Stomiiformes A. aculeatus N Q A A F F S A L 477
A. gigas N Q A A F F S A L 477
G. elongatum N E A A F F S A L 482
G. bathyphilium N E A A F F S A L 481
I. ovatus N E A A F F S A L 489
V. nimbaria N Q A A F F S A L 477
C. sloani N E G A F F S A L 485
C. danae N E A A F F S A L 484
S. boa N E G A F F S A L 487
I. fasciola N E A A F F S A L 485
P. guernei N E G A F F T A L 483
A. tittmani N E A A F Y I A L 517
M. niger N E A A Y Y I A L 523
Osmeriformes A. bairdii D Q V S F F S A I 476
C. salmonea D Q A S F F S A I 480

The amino acid sites and λmax values except for S. altivelis [29] and C. rhodomelas (present study) were obtained from Hunt et al. [14, 16].