Thalassophryne maculosa ';
General information
 
Thalassophryne maculosa Gunther, 1861
 
 
Common nameCano toadfish
Synonyms
Batrachus uranoscopus Guichenot, 1866
Thalassophryne wehekindi Fowler, 1931
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Batrachoidimorpharia; Batrachoididae.
Geographical distribution
Colombia; Venezuela; Cuba; Haiti; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Aruba, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Margarita Island, Venezuela
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
10
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
8m+6sm+32a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not detected
Reference(s)
Nirchio M, Turner BJ, Perez JE, Gaviria JI, Cequea H (2002).Karyotypes of three species of toadfish (Batrachoididae: Teleostei) from Venezuela. Scientia Marina,66(1):1-4.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image