Strongylura marina ';
General information
 
Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)
 
 
Common nameAtlantic needlefish
Synonyms
Potamorhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
Esox marinus Walbaum, 1792
Esox houttuyni Walbaum, 1792
Esox belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox belone marinus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox longirostris Mitchill, 1818
Belona truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone almeida Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Belone galeata Valenciennes, 1846
Belone timucu Valenciennes, 1846
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858
Esox marinus Walbaum, 1792
Esox houttuyni Walbaum, 1792
Esox belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox belone marinus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox longirostris Mitchill, 1818
Belona truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone almeida Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Belone galeata Valenciennes, 1846
Belone timucu Valenciennes, 1846
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Aruba, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Estuarine complex, Paranaguá Bay, Paraná, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Short time tissue culture.
Number of specimens with sex
-
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m+44a
Fundamental arm number
52
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
-
Reference(s)
Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal studies of five species of the marine fishes from the Paranaguá Bay and the karyotypic diversity in the marine teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 51(2): 303-314.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image