Haemulon bonariensis ';
General information
 
Haemulon bonariensis (Cuvier, 1830)
 
 
Common nameBlack grunt
Valid name Haemulon bonariense Cuvier, 1830 
Synonyms
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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
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
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Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Margarita Island, Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Cephalic kidney or gills or regenerated fin epithelium.
Number of specimens with sex
18 (11 male, 7 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48a
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. Ag-NOR clusters located interstitially in chromosome pair 24. 18S rDNA signals coincide with Ag-NOR signals. Conspicuous 5S rDNA sites present in terminal position of long arm of one chromosome pair and a faint site in a second chromosome.
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.