| General information |
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Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Moon wrasse |
| Synonyms |
Labrus lunaris Linnaeus, 1758 Thalassoma lunaris (Linnaeus, 1758) Thallasoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Labriformes; Labridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Myanmar; Bahrain; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Mozambique; Hawaii; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Tonga; Vanuatu; Djibouti; Mauritius; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Bahrain; native: Jordan; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Australia; native: New Zealand; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Mozambique; native: Hawaii; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Kiribati; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Kovalam, Kerala, India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
6 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48t |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NOR sites on 3 chromosome pairs, CMA3 on 3 chromosome pairs, C-bands on 4 chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Kushwaha B, Nagpure NS, Kumar A, Srivastava SK, Basheer VS, Anil MK, Lakra WS (2011). Chromosomal Studies of Three Vulnerable Marine Fishes from West Coast of India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 40(1): 62-66. |
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