| General information |
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Xyrichthys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Pearly razorfish, Faarah |
| Valid name |
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Labriformes; Labridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Algeria; Angola; Mauritania; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; 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: Egypt; native: Syria; native: Lebanon; native: Turkey; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Mauritania; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: France; native: Spain; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; 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 |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| 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 |
2m+4sm+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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