General information |
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| Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis (De Man,1888) | ||
| Common name | Banana prawn, White prawn | |
| Valid name | Penaeus merguiensis (De Man, 1888) | |
| Synonyms |
Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Penaeus indicus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Fenneropenaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Brackish |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Dendrobranchiata; Penaeoidea |
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| Geographical distribution | - |
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| Occurrence | - | |
| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Persian gulf | |
| Source of chromosomes | Tissue from gills,hepatopancreas,ovaries,testes |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 21 (08 male; 13 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 88 |
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| Karyotype formula | 42 (m/sm) + 46 (a/t) |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Nil |
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| Reference(s) |
Mansouri SM, Farahmand H, Khalilabadi F (2011). Chromosome Studies on the Marine Shrimp Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis from the Persian Gulf. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 10(4): 753-760. |
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