TERM: Description of glossary term.
melanophore
Context: Physiology.
A chromatophore whose pigment is melanin and thus produces dark to black on a fish.
Reference
Barlow, George W. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. 352. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (abstract)