Sphoeroides greeleyi ';
General information
 
Sphoeroides greeleyi (Gilbert, 1900)
 
 
Common nameGreen puffer
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Honduras; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Martinique; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Aruba, Curaçao Island, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
-
Remarks
-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
10m+8sm+12st+16a
Fundamental arm number
76
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.