Holocentrus ascensionis ';
General information
 
Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
 
 
Common nameLongjaw squirrelfish
Valid name Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858
Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765
Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765)
Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790
Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829
Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829
Holocentrum furcatum Gunther, 1859
Sargocentron furcatum (Gunther, 1859)
Holocentrum macropus Gunther, 1859
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Beryciformes; Holocentridae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: USA, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Rio Grande do Norte and Ceara
Source of chromosomes
Renal tissue
Number of specimens with sex
14
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
2m+6sm+16st+26a
Fundamental arm number
74
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were present on one chromosome pair; C- bands were distributed around centromeric and pericentromeric regions with one pair completley heterochromatic. The NORs were C-heterochromatin positive.
Reference(s)
Bacurau TOF, Molina WF (2004). Karyotypic diversification in two Atlantic species of Holocentridae (Pisces, Beryciformes). Caryologia, 57(3): 300-304.