| General information |
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Cheilio inermis (Forsskal, 1775) |
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| Common name | Cigar wrasse |
| Synonyms |
Cheilinus roseus Valenciennes, 1840 Labrus inermis Forsskal, 1775 Cheilio innermis (Forsskal, 1775) Cheilo inermis (Forsskal, 1775) Labrus hassek Lacepede, 1801 Cheilio auratus Lacepede, 1802 Cheilio fuscus Lacepede, 1802 Labrus fusiformis Ruppell, 1835 Cheilio cyanochloris Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio cyano-chloris Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio forskalii Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio hemichrysos Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio viridis Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio microstoma Valenciennes, 1839 Cheilio ramosus Jenyns, 1842 Cheilio bicolor Bianconi, 1857 |
| 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; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Jordan; Oman; Yemen; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; American Soma; Hawaii; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Egypt; native: Jordan; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: American Soma; native: Hawaii; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Djibouti; 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 |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
8m+2sm+8st+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
66 |
| 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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