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| Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | ||
| Common name | Luna lion fish, Minokasago | |
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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; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Japan; Indonesia; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Australia; New Caledonia; Mauritius |
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| Occurrence | Native: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Australia, New Caledonia, Mauritius Questionable: Indonesia |
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| Importance | Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Java, Indonesia | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney;Testes |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 04 (02 males; 02 females) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2m+12st +34a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 62 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | The NORs as revealed by silver and CMA3 staining were present on short arm of one st pair; C-banding heterochromatin was found in centromeric regions of four and five pairs of homologues. |
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| Reference(s) |
Caputo V, Cerioni PN, Caniglia ML, Giovannotti M, Vitturi R, Colomba MS (2003) Chromosomal studies of five tropical scorpaeniform fishes (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae), Italian Journal of Zoology, 70:3, 201-204. |
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