General information |
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| Gymnothorax miliaris (Kaup, 1856) | ||
| Common name | Goldentail moray, Conger moray | |
| Synonyms |
Thrysoidea miliaris Kaup, 1856 Lycodontis miliaris (Kaup, 1856) Muraena miliaris (Kaup, 1856) Murenophis miliaris (Kaup, 1856) Sidera miliaris (Kaup, 1856) Muraena milliaris (Kaup, 1856) Thyrsoidea flavopicta Kaup, 1856 Gymnothorax flavopictus (Kaup, 1856) Lycodontis flavopictus (Kaup, 1856) Muraena flavopicta (Kaup, 1856) Thyrsoidea irregularis Kaup, 1856 Gymnothorax irregularis (Kaup, 1856) Lycodontis irregularis (Kaup, 1856) Muraena irregularis (Kaup, 1856) Muraena elaborata Poey, 1860 Gymnothorax elaboratus (Poey, 1860) Lycodontis elaboratus (Poey, 1860) Sidera elaborata (Poey, 1860) Muraena multiocellata Poey, 1860 Gymnothorax scriptus Poey, 1867 Muraena myrialeucostictus Fowler, 1912 Muraena trinitatis Miranda Ribeiro, 1919 Muraena aurea Mowbray, 1931 |
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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; Anguilliformes; Muraenidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; 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); Cape Verde; Saint Helena |
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| Occurrence | Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, 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), Cape Verde, Saint Helena |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Salvador coast, state of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 2 females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 42 |
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| Karyotype formula | 14m+18sm+10st |
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| Fundamental arm number | 84 |
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| Chromosome length | 1.2 to 10 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | C-banding revealed heterochromatic regions at the centromeric regions of all chromosomes, AgNORs located on on the short arms of the pair12 (sm) |
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| Reference(s) |
Vasconcelos AJM, Molina WF (2009). Cytogenetical studies in five Atlantic Anguilliformes fishes. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 32(1): 83-90. |
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