| General information |
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Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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| Common name | Hogchoker |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Carangimorphariae; Pleuronectiformes; Achiridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Venezuela; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
not established: Netherlands; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Venezuela; native: Panama; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Little Lake near Slidell and Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Spleen and kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 (4 male, 2 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+2sm+2st+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No chromosomal sexual dimorphism. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
LeGrande WH (1975). Karyology of six species of Louisiana flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Osteichthyes). Copeia, 1975(3): 516-522. |
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