Agonostomus monticola ';
General information
 
Agonostomus monticola (Bancroft, 1834)
 
 
Common nameMountain mullet
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Colombia; Venezuela; Ecuador; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA)
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA)
Importance
-
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2st+46a
Fundamental arm number
50
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.