General information |
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| Orthopristis ruber (Cuvier, 1830) | ||
| Common name | Corocoro grunt, Cotinga | |
| 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; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Haemulidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Honduras; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Honduras, Aruba, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Central canal of Guanabara Bay, RJ, Brazil. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cephalic kidney. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 43 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2sm+46st/a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 50 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | No chromosomal differences detected between sexes. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | C-banding revealed presence of centromeric and telomeric constitutive heterochromatin in all chromosomes, with more conspicuous in subtelo-acrocentric pairs number 3, extending to paracentromeric region. |
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| Reference(s) |
Brum MJI, Corrêa MMO, Oliveira CC, Galetti Jr. PM (1995). Cytogenetic studies on the Perciformes Orthopristis ruber (Haemulidae) and Scartella cristata (Blenniidae). Caryologia, 48(3-4): 309-318. |
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