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Small amounts of heterochromatin detected mainly at pericentromeric regions and interspersed with NORs. Terminal C-bands also observed in some pairs. Single Ag-NOR found on short arms of largest subtelocentric pair.

Affonso PRAM, Fernandes MA, Almeida JS, Molina WF (2014). Sequential steps of chromosomal differentiation in Atlantic Surgeonfishes: Evolutionary Inferences. The Scientific World Journal, Vol. 2014, Article ID 825703, 7 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/825703.

General information

Acanthurus bahianus (Castelnau, 1855)


Common name	Ocean surgeon
Synonyms	-
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Least Concern (LC)
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Acanthuridae.
Geographical distribution	USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Saint Helena
Occurrence	Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, CuraÃ§ao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Saint Helena Stray: Barbados
Importance	-
Remarks	-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia in Northeastern Brazilian shore
Source of chromosomes	Anterior kidney.
Number of specimens with sex	4
Diploid chromosome number	36
Karyotype formula	12m+2sm+4st+18a
Fundamental arm number	-
Chromosome length	-
Sex chromosome	-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	Small amounts of heterochromatin detected mainly at pericentromeric regions and interspersed with NORs. Terminal C-bands also observed in some pairs. Single Ag-NOR found on short arms of largest subtelocentric pair.
Reference(s)	Affonso PRAM, Fernandes MA, Almeida JS, Molina WF (2014). Sequential steps of chromosomal differentiation in Atlantic Surgeonfishes: Evolutionary Inferences. The Scientific World Journal, Vol. 2014, Article ID 825703, 7 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/825703.