General information
Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792)  
   
Common nameAtlantic needlefish
Synonyms
Potamorhaphis eigenmanni Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
Esox marinus Walbaum, 1792
Esox houttuyni Walbaum, 1792
Esox belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox belone marinus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox longirostris Mitchill, 1818
Belona truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone almeida Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Belone galeata Valenciennes, 1846
Belone timucu Valenciennes, 1846
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858
Esox marinus Walbaum, 1792
Esox houttuyni Walbaum, 1792
Esox belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Belone houttuyni Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox belone marinus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Esox longirostris Mitchill, 1818
Belona truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone truncata Lesueur, 1821
Belone almeida Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Belone galeata Valenciennes, 1846
Belone timucu Valenciennes, 1846
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Beloniformes; Belonidae.
Geographical distribution USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Nicaragua; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Nicaragua; native: Dominican Republic; native: Honduras; native: Aruba; native: Curaçao Island; native: Trinidad and Tobago
Importance Food
Karyological information
Record 1
Geographical area of study River Parana at Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
Source of chromosomes Kidney
Number of specimens with sex 06 (02 males; 03 females; 01 undetermined sex)
Diploid chromosome number 50
Karyotype formula 50st/a
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Heterochromatic blocks were distributed more or less regularly over the entire complement; the nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) were situated in terminal position of one biarmed pair of chromosomes.
Reference Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal Studies of Five Species of the Marine Fishes From the Paranagua Bay and the Karyotypic Diversity in the Marine Teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, (51)2: 303-314.
Record 2
Geographical area of study Paranagua Bay, Parana, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Culture
Number of specimens with sex Not reported
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 4m+44a
Fundamental arm number 52
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Not reported
Reference Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal Studies of Five Species of the Marine Fishes From the Paranagua Bay and the Karyotypic Diversity in the Marine Teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, (51)2: 303-314.
Record 3
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 2m+46a
Fundamental arm number 50
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770.
Record 4
Geographical area of study Estuarine complex, Paranaguá Bay, Paraná, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes Short time tissue culture.
Number of specimens with sex -
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 4m+44a
Fundamental arm number 52
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH -
Reference Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal studies of five species of the marine fishes from the Paranaguá Bay and the karyotypic diversity in the marine teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 51(2): 303-314.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image
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