General information |
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| Elops saurus (Linnaeus, 1766) | ||
| Common name | Ladyfish | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopiformes; Elopidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Vietnam; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Curaçao Island; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA); Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Questionable: China, Vietnam, Mozambique, Seychelles Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Fiji, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curaçao Island, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (USA) |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Venezuela. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney tissue. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | ||
| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 6m+4t+40a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 60 |
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| Chromosome length | ||
| Sex chromosome | ||
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | ||
| Reference(s) |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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