General information |
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Haemulon bonariensis (Cuvier, 1830) | ||
Common name | Black grunt | |
Valid name | Haemulon bonariense Cuvier, 1830 | |
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; 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 |
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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 |
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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 | 18 (11 male, 7 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. 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. |
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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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