General information |
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| Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Red lionfish | |
| Synonyms |
Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) |
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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; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Colombia; Venezuela; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Mauritius; Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, American Soma, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Questionable: Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles Introduced: USA, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA) |
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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 | Kidney;Testes |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 04 (02 males; 02 females) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2m+l0st+36a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 60 |
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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; C-banding heterochromatin was found in centromeric regions of four and five pairs of homologues. |
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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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