Chaetodon lineolatus ';
General information
 
Chaetodon lineolatus (Cuvier, 1831)
 
 
Common nameLined butterflyfish, Nise-furai-chô-chô-uo
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Chaetodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Jordan; Yemen; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Mozambique; American Soma; Hawaii; Fiji; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles
Occurrence Native: Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Maldives, Vietnam, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, American Soma, Hawaii, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Importance
Remarks
Centromeric index between 0.50–0.59, 0.60–0.69, 0.70–0.89 and 0.90–0.99 described as meta-, submeta-, acro-centric and telocentric chromosomes, respectively. Fundamental arm number obtained by assigning a value of two to meta-, submeta- & acro-centric chromosomes and one to telocentric chromosomes.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Phuket province, Andaman Sea, Southern Thailand.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells
Number of specimens with sex
8 (4 male, 4 female).
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48t
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Cytologically no distinguishable sex chromosome.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR regions found on long arm subcentromeric region of medium telocentric chromosome pair 17.
Reference(s)
Supiwong W, Boonsuk J, Jumrusthanasan S, Pinthong K, Suvarnaraksha A, Tanomtong A. (2017). First report of chromosome analysis of two Chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes, Chaetodontidae). Cytologia 82(1) Special Issue: 25–31.