| General information |
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Metriaclima gold zebra |
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| Common name | Zebra mbuna, Blue sekeni |
| Valid name |
Maylandia zebra (Boulenger,1899) |
| Synonyms |
Nil |
| 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 |
Malawi |
| Occurrence |
endemic: Malawi |
| Importance |
Unknown |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
12m/sm+32st/a |
| 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 (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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