| General information |
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Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897) |
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| Common name | Golden mbuna |
| Synonyms |
Melanochromis auratus (Boulenger, 1897) Chromis aurata Boulenger, 1897 Chromis auratus Boulenger, 1897 Pseudotropheus auratus (Boulenger, 1897) Tilapia aurata (Boulenger, 1897) |
| 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 |
Israel; Malawi |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Israel; endemic: Malawi |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA, Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
2 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
10m/sm+34st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (st/a) |
| 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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