General information |
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| Elops smithi (McBride, 2010) | ||
| Common name | Malacho | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Data Deficient (DD) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopiformes; Elopidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | USA; Guyana; Panama; Costa Rica; Honduras; Bahamas; Bermuda; Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occurrence | Native: USA, Guyana, Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago Stray: Bermuda |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Telomeric sequences were positive in all telomeres of the chromosomes with interstitial telomeric sequences found in the majority of its acrocentric chromosomes. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Fishing village of Ajuruteua Beach, Amazon Coastal Zone, Para, Brazil. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cell cultures from kidney biopsies. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 5 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 6m+4sm+40a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 60 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Positive C-bands observed in centromere of all chromosomes. Additional interstitial heterochromatic blocks observed in pairs 4, 5, 9,19 and 22. Silver-positive nucleolar dots observed in centromeric region of pair 14 with size variations. 18S and 5S rDNA probes hybridized in centromere of pair 20. |
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| Reference(s) |
de Sousa RPC, Silva-Oliveira GC, Furo IO, de Oliveira-Filho AB, de Brito CDB, Rabelo L, Guimarães-Costa A, de Oliveira EHC, Vallinoto M. (2021). The role of the chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution and speciation of Elopiformes fishes (Teleostei; Elopomorpha). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 290: 40-48. |
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