Cygnodraco mawsoni ';
General information
 
Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite, 1916
 
 
Common nameMawson's dragonfish
Valid name Cygnodraco mawsoni Waite, 1916 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Waters surrounding the Italian Base of Terra Nova Bay and in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Source of chromosomes
kidney and gut
Number of specimens with sex
2 (females)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
2m+4sm+42a
Fundamental arm number
54
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs on short arm of one pair of sm chromosome
Reference(s)
Morescalchi A, Morescalchi MA, Odierna G, Stingo V, Capriglione T (1996). Karyotype and genome size of zoarcids and notothenioids (Teleostei, Perciformes) from the Ross Sea: cytotaxonomic implications. Polar Biology, 16: 559-564.