Plectorhinchus pictus ';
General information
 
Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)
 
 
Common nameTrout sweetlips
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Haemulidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Bahrain; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Australia; Kenya
Occurrence Native: China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Hong Kong, Australia, Kenya
Importance
Remarks
Relative length and centromeric index ranged from 0.013- 0.026 and 1.000-1.000, respectively. Chromosome pair 1 is the largest telocentric which is two times larger than the smallest ones.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Andaman Sea, Pluket Province, southern of Thailand.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
10 (5 males and 5 females).
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48t
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
Ranged from 0.616-1.206.
Sex chromosome
No differentiated sex chromosomes observed.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Interstitial Ag-NORs located adjacent to centromere of fifth telocentric pair in both sexes.
Reference(s)
Jantarat S, Supiwong W, Phintong, K, Sonsrin K, Kong-ngarm N,Tanomtong A (2017). First Analysis on the Cytogenetics of Painted Sweetlip, Plectorhinchus pictus (Heamulidae: Perciformes) from Thailand. Cytologia, 82(2), 145-150.