| General information |
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Cichlasoma citrinellum (Gunther, 1864) |
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| Common name | Midas cichlid |
| Valid name |
Amphilophus citrinellus (Gunther, 1864) |
| Synonyms |
Cichla atabapensis Humboldt, 1821 Heros citrinellus Gunther, 1864 Amphilophus citrinellum (Gunther, 1864) Archocentrus citrinellus (Gunther, 1864) Cichlasoma citrinellum (Gunther, 1864) Herichthys citrinellus (Gunther, 1864) Heros basilaris Gill, 1877 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Singapore; Taiwan; USA; Hawaii; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Singapore; introduced: Taiwan; introduced: USA; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua |
| Importance |
Food/Sports/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
13(10 males; 03 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
8msm+40stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
56 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691. |
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