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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.

General information

Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765)


Common name	Squirrelfish
Synonyms	-
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	Angola; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Grenada; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Gabon; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe
Occurrence	Native: Angola, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, CuraÃ§ao Island, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Gabon, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe
Importance	-
Remarks	-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes	Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number	50
Karyotype formula	2m+6st+42a
Fundamental arm number	58
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.