Chiloscyllium punctatum ';
General information
 
Chiloscyllium punctatum (Müller & Henle, 1838)
 
 
Common nameBrownbanded bambooshark
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Orectolobiformes; Hemiscylliidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Iran; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Australia; Papua New Guinea
Occurrence Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, Iran, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Macau, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan.
Source of chromosomes
Cell culture.
Number of specimens with sex
12 (6 embryo, 6 adult).
Diploid chromosome number
106
Karyotype formula
52m/sm+54st
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Heteromorphic XX/XY sex chromosomes identified.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Intense 18-28S rDNA FISH signals located in terminal regions of 4 middle-sized chromosomes and weak signals mapped to one middle-sized chromosome.
Reference(s)
Uno Y, Nozu R, Kiyatake I et al. (2020). Cell culture-based karyotyping of orectolobiform sharks for chromosome-scale genome analysis. Communications Biololy, 3: 652. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01373-7.