General information |
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Haemulon plumierii (Lacepede, 1801) | ||
Common name | White grunt, Common grunt | |
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, 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) Introduced: Bermuda |
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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 | 6 (2 male, 4 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. Strong 5S rDNA signal present close to the centromeric area of one chromosome pair and a second faint signal in terminal position of a single 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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