| General information |
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Amphichthys cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837) |
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| Common name | Bocon toadfish, Pacamão |
| Synonyms |
Batrachus cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837 Marcgravia cryptocentra (Valenciennes, 1837) Opsanus hildebrandi Breder, 1925 Amphichthys hildebrandi (Breder, 1925) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Batrachoidimorpharia; Batrachoididae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Aruba; native: Curaçao Island; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+2sm+40a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not detected |
| Reference |
Nirchio M, Turner BJ, Perez JE, Gaviria JI, Cequea H (2002).Karyotypes of three species of toadfish (Batrachoididae: Teleostei) from Venezuela. Scientia Marina,66(1):1-4. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+2sm+40a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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