General information |
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| Lates calcarifer (Bloch,1790) | ||
| Common name | Barramundi | |
| Synonyms |
Holocentrus calcarifer Bloch, 1790 Coius vacti Hamilton, 1822 Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Lates darwiniensis Macleay, 1878 |
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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; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Latidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Israel; Myanmar; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Brunei; Australia; Papua New Guinea; Fiji; Marshall Islands; New Caledonia; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Brunei, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu Not established: Israel Questionable: Fiji |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Backwaters o f Puduvaippu (Cochin), Kerala and Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney and gill tissues. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 14 from Cochin and 10 from Tuticorin. |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2m+8sm+38t/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 55 |
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| Chromosome length | Average chromosome length was 2.9284 (range 3.7504 |
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| Sex chromosome | Sex chromosomes morphologically unidentifiable. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Sudheesh PS (1989). Karyomorphology of Lates calcarifer. Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the Degree of Master of Science (Mariculture) of the Cochin University of Science and Technology. pp. 1-59. |
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