Strongylura microps ';
General information
 
Strongylura microps (Walbaum, 1792)
 
 
Common nameAtlantic needlefish
Synonyms
Esox marinus Walbaum, 1792
Esox houttuyni Walbaum, 1792
Esox belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox belone marinus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox longirostris Mitchill, 1818
Belona truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone almeida Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Belone galeata Valenciennes, 1846
Belone timucu Valenciennes, 1846
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Parana - Plata river basin, Argentina
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
50ST-A
Fundamental arm number
50
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Fenocchio AS, Pastori MC, Roncati HA, Filho OM, Bertollo LAC (2003). A Cytogenetic Survey of the Fish Fauna from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(2): 197-204.