Chilomycterus antennatus ';
General information
 
Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier, 1816)
 
 
Common nameBridled burrfish
Synonyms
Diodon antennatus Cuvier, 1816
Cyclichthys antennatus (Cuvier, 1816)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Tetraodontiformes; Diodontidae.
Geographical distribution
South Africa; Mauritania; USA; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA)
Occurrence Native: South Africa, Mauritania, USA, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA)
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
6m+46st/a
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs localized on the 2nd chromosome pair in telomeric position, C-bands centromeric on most of the chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Gustavo SGL, Molina WF (2005). Karyotype Diversification in Fishes of the Balistidae, Diodontidae and Tetraodontidae (Tetraodontiformes). Caryologia, 58(3): 229-237.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image