General information |
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Xyrichthys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
Common name | Pearly razorfish, Faarah | |
Valid name | Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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Habitat | Saltwater |
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Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Labriformes; Labridae. |
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Geographical distribution | Egypt; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Algeria; Angola; Mauritania; Guinea; Sierra Leone; France; Spain; Italy; Greece; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Albania; Cyprus; Malta; Cape Verde; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe |
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Occurrence | Native: Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, Algeria, Angola, Mauritania, Guinea, Sierra Leone, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Albania, Cyprus, Malta, Cape Verde, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe |
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Importance | - |
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Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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Geographical area of study | Venezuela. | |
Source of chromosomes | Kidney tissue. |
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Number of specimens with sex | ||
Diploid chromosome number | 46 |
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Karyotype formula | 2m+4sm+40a |
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Fundamental arm number | 52 |
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Chromosome length | ||
Sex chromosome | ||
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | ||
Reference(s) |
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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