Synchiropus picturatus ';
General information
 
Synchiropus picturatus (Peters, 1877)
 
 
Common namePicturesque dragonet, Mandarinfish
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Syngnathiaria; Syngnathiformes; Callionymoidei; Callionymidae; Callionymus; Paradiplogrammus.
Geographical distribution
Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Taiwan; Australia; Papua New Guinea
Occurrence Native: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Australia, Papua New Guinea
Importance
Remarks
Largest and smallest chromosomes showed ~2-folds size differences.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Thailand.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells
Number of specimens with sex
10 (5 male, 5 female)
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
40t
Fundamental arm number
40
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Cytologically no distinguishable sex chromosome.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR located adjacent to long arm centromeric region of large telocentric chromosome pair 4.
Reference(s)
Kasiroek W, Luangoon N, Supiwong W, Tengjaroenkul B, Pinthong K, Tanomtong A. (2017). First report of chromosome analysis of two Dragonets (Perciformes, Callionymidae). Cytologia 82(1) Special Issue: 59–65.