General information |
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| Tylosurus crocodrilus (Peron & Lesueur, 1821) | ||
| Common name | Hound needlefish, Aku | |
| Valid name | Tylosurus crocodilus (Peron & Lesueur, 1821) | |
| 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; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | French Polynesia; Marshall Islands; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Cape Verde; Comoros; Equatorial Guinea; Mauritius; Reunion; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Native: French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles |
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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 | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 8m+12sm+28a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 68 |
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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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