Achirus lineatus ';
General information
 
Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameLined sole
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Carangimorphariae; Pleuronectiformes; Achiridae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Nicaragua; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Aruba, Belize, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Remarks
Demarcation between small submetacentrics and subtelocentrics not possible.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Grande Isle, Louisiana, USA.
Source of chromosomes
Spleen and kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
1 (1 male)
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
6m+2sm+16sm/st+16t
Fundamental arm number
>=48.
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
-
Reference(s)
LeGrande WH (1975). Karyology of six species of Louisiana flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Osteichthyes). Copeia, 1975(3): 516-522.