General information |
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| Metriaclima pyrsonotus (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | ||
| Valid name | Maylandia pyrsonotos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | |
| Synonyms |
Nil |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Vulnerable (VU) |
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| Habitat | freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Malawi |
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| Occurrence | Native: Malawi |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 8 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 14m/sm+30st/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Nil |
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| 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. |
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