General information |
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| Canthigaster figueiredoi (Moura & Castro, 2002) | ||
| Common name | Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer, Baiacu-mirim | |
| Synonyms |
Nil |
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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; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela |
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| Importance | Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Presence of heteromorphic B microchromosomes in the karyotype of female |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Bahia coast, North East of Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 11 (04 female; 07 Juvenile) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 36 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10sm + 6st + 20a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 52 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NORs/18S rDNA sites on 3rd, 4th, 8th and 11th chromosome pairs. /CMA3.C-banding on most of the centromeric regions and in the NORs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Martinez PA, Araujo WCD, Molina WF (2010). Derived Cytogenetic Traits, Multiple NORs and B Chromosomes in the Compact Karyotype of Canthigaster figu |redoi (Tetraodontiformes). Marine Genomics, 3: 85- 89. |
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