Hemichromis bimaculatus ';
General information
 
Hemichromis bimaculatus (Gill, 1862)
 
 
Common nameJewelfish, Jewel fish
Synonyms
Hemichromis guttatus (non Gunther, 1862)
Hemichromis paynei (non Loiselle, 1979)
Hemichromis stellifer (non Loiselle, 1979)
Hemichromis cristatus Loiselle, 1979
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
Philippines; Australia; Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Canada; Hawaii; Benin; Burkina Faso; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Gabon; Gambia; Mali; Togo
Occurrence Not established: Philippines
Introduced: Australia, USA, Canada, Hawaii
Native: Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Togo
Misidentification: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon
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
1
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
4m/sm+40st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (st/a)
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