| General information |
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Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw, 1792) |
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| Common name | Indo-Pacific sailfish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
- |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Bahrain; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; UAE; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Nigeria; Namibia; Mozambique; Mauritania; Sudan; Eritrea; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Colombia; Peru; Chile; Ecuador; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; El Salvador; Virgin Islands (USA); Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Iraq; native: Iran; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Bahrain; native: Jordan; native: Kuwait; native: Oman; native: Qatar; native: UAE; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Macau; native: Russia; native: Australia; native: New Zealand; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Nigeria; native: Namibia; native: Mozambique; native: Mauritania; native: Sudan; native: Eritrea; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: American Soma; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Chile; native: Ecuador; native: Hawaii; native: Panama; questionable: Cuba; misidentification: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Kiribati; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Solomon Islands; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: El Salvador; misidentification: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Comoros; native: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles |
| Remarks |
No heteromorphic chromosomes evidenced. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Brazilian Northeast coast, in the Rio Grande do Norte State. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m+2st+44a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Heterochromatic blocks occur mainly in centromeric regions of chromosome pairs (10, 11, 14), but also in terminal regions of some pairs (5, 8, 11). Ag-NORs terminally located in the short arms of the 2nd pair, which are in agreement with the location of the 18S rDNA hybridization signals. 5S rDNA sites are located in terminal region of long arms of chromosome pair 9. |
| Reference |
Soares RX, da Costa GWWF, Cioffi MB, Bertollo LAC, Motta-Neto CC, Molina WF (2021). Molecular cytogenetics insights in two pelagic big-game fishes, the tarpon, Megalops atlanticus (Elopiformes: Megalopidae), and the Atlantic sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus (Istiophoriformes: Istiophoridae). Neotrop Ichthyol., 19(2): e210007. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0007 |
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