General information |
Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Common name | Flying gurnard |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
Saltwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae. |
Geographical distribution |
Syria; Turkey; Algeria; Angola; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Guinea; UK; Italy; Ukraine; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Albania; Cyprus; Malta; Cape Verde; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe |
Occurrence |
native: Syria; native: Turkey; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Mauritania; native: Ivory Coast; native: Guinea; native: UK; native: Italy; native: Ukraine; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Albania; native: Cyprus; native: Malta; native: Cape Verde; native: Gabon; native: Sao Tome and Principe |
Importance |
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Remarks |
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Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
Number of specimens with sex |
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Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
Karyotype formula |
14m+14sm+6st+14a |
Fundamental arm number |
82 |
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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