General information |
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| Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||
| Common name | Mummichog | |
| Valid name | Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms |
Cobitis heteroclita Linnaeus, 1766 Fundulus heteroclitus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) Cobitis macrolepidota Walbaum, 1792 Fundulus heteroclitus macrolepidotus (Walbaum, 1792) Fundulus macrolepidota (Walbaum, 1792) Poecilia fasciata Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fundulus fasciatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Poecilia coenicola Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Fundulus coenicolus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Hydrargira swampina Lacepede, 1803 Fundulus swampinus (Lacepede, 1803) Esox pisciculus Mitchill, 1815 Fundulus pisciculus (Mitchill, 1815) Esox pisculentus Mitchill, 1815 Esox pisculentis Mitchill, 1815 Fundulus pisculentis (Mitchill, 1815) Hydrargira ornata Lesueur, 1817 Fundulus ornatus (Lesueur, 1817) Hydargira nigrofaciata Lesueur, 1817 Fundulus nigrofaciatus (Lesueur, 1817) Fundulus zebra DeKay, 1842 Fundulus viridescens DeKay, 1842 Fundulus fonticola Valenciennes, 1846 Fundulus nisorius Cope, 1870 Fundulus vinctus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 Fundulus badius Garman, 1895 Fundulus antillarum Fowler, 1916 Valencia lozanoi Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984 Fundulus lozanoi (Gomez Caruana, Peiro Gomez & Sanchez Artal, 1984) |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater and freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Cyprinodontiformes; Fundulidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Philippines; Spain; Portugal; USA; Canada; Hawaii |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: Philippines, Spain, Portugal, Hawaii Native: USA, Canada |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Model species |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | New Haven, Connecticut, USA | |
| Source of chromosomes | Gill, kidney, spleen & gonads |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 05 males & females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 48a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Chen TR, Ruddle FH (1970). A chromosome study of four species and a hybrid of the killfish genus Fundulus (Cyprinodontodae). Chromosoma (Berl.), 29:255-267. |
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