General information |
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| Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | ||
| Common name | Humpbacked scorpionfish | |
| Synonyms |
Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scorpaeopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829 Scorpaenopsis rosea (non Day, 1868) |
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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; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Egypt; Hong Kong; Australia; South Africa; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Eritrea; Fiji; French Polynesia; Marshall Islands; New Caledonia; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Questionable: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Egypt, Hong Kong, Australia, Eritrea, Fiji, French Polynesia, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Djibouti Native: Vietnam, South Africa, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Comoros, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles |
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| Importance | Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Java, Indonesia | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 01 male |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | l0st + 38a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 58 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | The NORs as revealed by silver and CMA3 staining were present on short arm of one st pair. |
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| Reference(s) |
Caputo V, Cerioni PN, Caniglia ML, Giovannotti M, Vitturi R, Colomba MS (2003) Chromosomal studies of five tropical scorpaeniform fishes (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae), Italian Journal of Zoology, 70:3, 201-204. |
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