1Department of Zoology, Pragjyotish College, Guwahati, India.
2Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India.
3North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India.
*Corresponding author: begumangur67@gmail.com
Online published on 3 January, 2013.
The lens of Anabus testudineus is spherical. Scanning electron microscope reveals that the lens is composed of lenticular fiber cells which possess various functional apparatus. The structure of the lens suggests a semi – aquatic mode of vision. The structure also suggests that the unabsorbed portion of the light which enter the eye are scattered by the lens.
Lens, Anabas testudineus.
