| General information |
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Cichlasoma meeki (Brind, 1918) |
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| Common name | Firemouth cichlid |
| Valid name |
Thorichthys meeki Brind, 1918 |
| Synonyms |
Chuco axelrodi Fernandez-Yepez, 1971 Thorichthys helleri meeki Brind, 1918 Cichlasoma meeki (Brind, 1918) Herichthys meeki (Brind, 1918) |
| 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; USA; Mexico; Colombia; Hawaii; Puerto Rico; Guatemala; Belize |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Singapore; introduced: USA; native: Mexico; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Puerto Rico; native: Guatemala; native: Belize |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
15 (08 males; 07 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6msm+42stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
54 |
| 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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