| General information |
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Cheilinus digrammus (Lacepede, 1801) |
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| Common name | Cheeklined wrasse |
| Valid name |
Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepede, 1801) |
| Synonyms |
Labrus digramma Lacepede, 1801 Cheilinus digrammus (Lacepede, 1801) Oxycheilinus digrammus (Lacepede, 1801) Cheilinus diagramma (Lacepede, 1801) Cheilinus diagrammus (Lacepede, 1801) Cheilinus digramma (Lacepede, 1801) Cheilinus digrammas (Lacepede, 1801) Sparus radiatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Cheilinus coccineus Ruppell, 1828 Cheilinus commersonii Bennett, 1832 Cheilinus commersoni Bennett, 1832 Cheilinus diagrammus Valenciennes, 1840 Cheilinus lacrymans Valenciennes, 1840 Cheilinus radiatus Valenciennes, 1840 |
| 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; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Jordan; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; American Soma; Fiji; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Egypt; native: Jordan; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: American Soma; native: Fiji; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Red Sea Coast, Egypt |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cephalic kidney, Spleen and Gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+4sm+2st+28a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Abu Almaaty AH, Abu El Regal MA, Marie ZA, Ebied AM (2014). Cytogenetic characterization and Molecular genetic variations of five marine species of Perciform fishes. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4(6): 542-550. |
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