General information |
Elops smithi (McBride, 2010) |
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Common name | Malacho |
Synonyms |
- |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Data Deficient (DD) |
Habitat |
Saltwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopiformes; Elopidae. |
Geographical distribution |
USA; Guyana; Panama; Costa Rica; Honduras; Bahamas; Bermuda; Trinidad and Tobago |
Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Guyana; native: Panama; native: Costa Rica; native: Honduras; native: Bahamas; stray: Bermuda; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
Remarks |
Telomeric sequences were positive in all telomeres of the chromosomes with interstitial telomeric sequences found in the majority of its acrocentric chromosomes. |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Fishing village of Ajuruteua Beach, Amazon Coastal Zone, Para, Brazil. |
Source of chromosomes |
Cell cultures from kidney biopsies. |
Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
Karyotype formula |
6m+4sm+40a |
Fundamental arm number |
60 |
Chromosome length |
- |
Sex chromosome |
- |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Positive C-bands observed in centromere of all chromosomes. Additional interstitial heterochromatic blocks observed in pairs 4, 5, 9,19 and 22. Silver-positive nucleolar dots observed in centromeric region of pair 14 with size variations. 18S and 5S rDNA probes hybridized in centromere of pair 20. |
Reference |
de Sousa RPC, Silva-Oliveira GC, Furo IO, de Oliveira-Filho AB, de Brito CDB, Rabelo L, Guimarães-Costa A, de Oliveira EHC, Vallinoto M. (2021). The role of the chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution and speciation of Elopiformes fishes (Teleostei; Elopomorpha). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 290: 40-48. |
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