General information |
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| Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 | ||
| Common name | Radial firefish | |
| Synonyms |
Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829) Pteropterus radiatus (Cuvier, 1829) |
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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; Japan; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Jordan; Oman; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; American Soma; Hawaii; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Djibouti; Mauritius; Seychelles |
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| Occurrence | Native: India, Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Taiwan, Maldives, Vietnam, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Australia, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, American Soma, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Djibouti, Mauritius, 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 | 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 | 4m+8st+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-bands were detected in five pairs of chromosomes. |
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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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