General information |
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| Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815) | ||
| Common name | Gafftopsail sea catfish, Slooprig | |
| 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; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae |
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| Geographical distribution | USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occurrence | Misidentification: USA, Aruba, Belize, Curaçao Island Native: Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Northern Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, USA. | |
| Source of chromosomes | - |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 9 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 12m+8sm+34st/t |
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| Fundamental arm number | 74 |
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| Chromosome length | Meta are smaller than submeta. |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Fitzsimons JM, LeGrande WH, Korth JW (1988). Karyology of the marine catfish Bagre marinus (Ariidae) with an analysis of chromosome numbers among siluriform fishes. Jap J Ichthyol, 35(2): 189-193. |
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