Pomacanthus paru ';
General information
 
Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
 
 
Common nameFrench angelfish, Angelfish
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Pomacanthidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; 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)
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, 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)
Not established: Bermuda
Importance
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Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Atlantic shore, coast of states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney, gills and/or spleen
Number of specimens with sex
17
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
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Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217.