General information |
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| Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 | ||
| Common name | White mullet | |
| Synonyms |
Diapterus limnaeus Schultz, 1949 Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 Myxus harengus Gunther, 1861 |
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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; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; 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); Benin; Cape Verde; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Togo |
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| Occurrence | Native: Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, USA, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, El Salvador, 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), Benin, Cape Verde, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Togo |
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| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Coastal water, La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Anterior kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 20 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 24 |
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| Karyotype formula | 22m+2sm |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome length | Size ranged 1.38-3.12 micron. |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Nirchio M, Cequea TyH (1998). Karyology of Mugil liza and M. curema from Venezuela. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost., 27: 45-50. |
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