General information |
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| Haemulon aurolineatum (Cuvier, 1830) | ||
| Common name | Tomtate grunt, Caesar | |
| 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 | USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; 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; 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) |
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| Occurrence | Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, 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, 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) |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Margarita Island, Venezuela. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Cephalic kidney or gills or regenerated fin epithelium. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 12 (4 male, 8 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 48a |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Centromeric heterochromatic blocks observed in all chromosome pairs, but a conspicuous block coincide with NOR sites on secondary constriction of chromosome pair 24. Ag-NOR clusters located interstitially in chromosome pair 24. 18S rDNA signals coincide with Ag-NOR signals. 5S rDNA signals present on two chromosome pairs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Nirchio M, Gaviria JI, Oliveira C, Ferreira IA, Martins C (2007). Cytogenetic analysis of three species of the genus Haemulon (Teleostei: Haemulinae) from Margarita Island, Venezuela. Genetica, 131: 135–140. |
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