Mallotus villosus ';
General information
 
Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776)
 
 
Common nameCapelin
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Stomiatii; Osmeriformes; Osmeridae.
Geographical distribution
China; Japan; South Korea; North Korea; Russia; Norway; Denmark; Iceland; Greenland; USA; Canada; Alaska; Faroe Islands; Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Occurrence Questionable: China
Native: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, USA, Canada, Alaska, Faroe Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Importance
Remarks
Size of chromosomes pair 1 was at least twice the size of pair 2.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Barents Sea, Northern Norway
Source of chromosomes
Head kidney and spleen
Number of specimens with sex
28 (14 males and 14 females)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
26 m/sm+28 st/a
Fundamental arm number
80
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
45S and 5S rDNA clusters were detected on six and seven chromosome pair using FISH
Reference(s)
Ghigliotti L, Mazzei F, Ozouf-Costaz C, Christiansen JS, Fevolden SE, Pisano E (2008). First cytogenetic characterization of the sub-arctic marine fish Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776), Osmeriformes, Osmeridae. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31 (1): 180-187.