Metriaclima gold zebra ';
General information
 
Metriaclima gold zebra
 
 
Common nameZebra mbuna, Blue sekeni
Valid name Maylandia zebra (Boulenger,1899)
Synonyms
Nil
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
Malawi
Occurrence Endemic: Malawi
Importance
Unknown
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
12m/sm+32st/a
Fundamental arm number
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