| General information |
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Etroplus maculatus (Bloch, 1795) |
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| Common name | Orange chromide |
| Synonyms |
Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795 Glyphisodon kakaitsel Lacepede, 1802 Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Sri Lanka |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Sri Lanka |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
3 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
18m/sm+18st/a+10 micro* |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (m/sm) |
| Reference |
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Both sexes |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
42m+4sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
0.83 to 5.30 |
| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196. |
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