General information |
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| Muraena pavonina J. Richardson, 1845 | ||
| Common name | Whitespot moray | |
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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 | Brazil |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil |
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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 | St Peter and St Paul Archipelago, Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 6 females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 42 |
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| Karyotype formula | 6m+4sm+32a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 52 |
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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 the short arms of pair 12 (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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