| General information |
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Ophisternon aenigmaticum (Rosen & Greenwood, 1976) |
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| Common name | Obscure swamp eel |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Synbranchiformes; Synbranchidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Mexico; Cuba; Guatemala; Honduras; Belize; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: Mexico; native: Cuba; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Belize; introduced: Saint Lucia; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
45 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+1st+38a/6m+2st+38a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52/54 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| 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. |
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