General information |
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| Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776) | ||
| Common name | Capelin | |
| 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; Stomiatii; Osmeriformes; Osmeridae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Japan; South Korea; North Korea; Russia; Norway; Denmark; Iceland; Greenland; USA; Canada; Alaska; Faroe Islands; Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
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| Occurrence | Questionable: China Native: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, USA, Canada, Alaska, Faroe Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Size of chromosomes pair 1 was at least twice the size of pair 2. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | R/V 'Jan Mayen' along the Finnmark coast (Ingøy, Loppa), Barents Sea, Northern Norway. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Head kidney and spleen. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 28 (14 male, 14 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 26m/sm+28st/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 80 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | 45S rDNA FISH signal was observed in large amount on sm chromosome pairs 2, 3 and small amount on 4, 5, 6 and 7. Bulk of 5S rDNA signals were located on chromosome pairs 4, 5, 6, and 17, whereas small amount detected on pairs 3, 7 and 8. |
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| Reference(s) |
Ghigliotti L, Mazzei F, Ozouf-Costaz C, Christiansen JS, Fevolden S-E, Pisano E (2008). First cytogenetic characterization of the sub-arctic marine fish Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776), Osmeriformes, Osmeridae. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31, 1 (suppl), 180-187. |
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