General information |
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| Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) | ||
| Common name | Trout sweetlips | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Saltwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Haemulidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Bahrain; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Australia; Kenya |
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| Occurrence | Native: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Australia, Kenya |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Relative length and centromeric index ranged from 0.013- 0.026 and 1.000-1.000, respectively. Chromosome pair 1 is the largest telocentric which is two times larger than the smallest ones. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Andaman Sea, Pluket Province, southern of Thailand. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney tissue. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 10 (5 males and 5 females). |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 48t |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome length | Ranged from 0.616-1.206. |
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| Sex chromosome | No differentiated sex chromosomes observed. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Interstitial Ag-NORs located adjacent to centromere of fifth telocentric pair in both sexes. |
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| Reference(s) |
Jantarat S, Supiwong W, Phintong, K, Sonsrin K, Kong-ngarm N,Tanomtong A (2017). First Analysis on the Cytogenetics of Painted Sweetlip, Plectorhinchus pictus (Heamulidae: Perciformes) from Thailand. Cytologia, 82(2), 145-150. |
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