Etroplus maculatus ';
General information
 
Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795)
 
 
Common nameOrange chromide
Synonyms
Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795
Glyphisodon kakaitsel Lacepede, 1802
Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Sri Lanka
Occurrence Native: India, Sri Lanka
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
18m/sm+18st/a+10 micro*
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (m/sm)
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image