| General information |
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Cheilinus mentalis Ruppell, 1828 |
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| Common name | Mental wrasse |
| Valid name |
Oxycheilinus mentalis (Ruppell, 1828) |
| Synonyms |
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| 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 |
Philippines; Taiwan; Saudi Arabia; Egypt; Jordan; Yemen; Tanzania; Somalia; Sudan; Eritrea |
| Occurrence |
questionable: Philippines; native: Taiwan; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Egypt; native: Jordan; native: Yemen; questionable: Tanzania; native: Somalia; native: Sudan; native: Eritrea |
| Importance |
Food |
| 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 |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+6sm+4st+28a |
| Fundamental arm number |
60 |
| 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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