Siganus javus ';
General information
 
Siganus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)
 
 
Common nameStreaked spinefoot
Synonyms
Teuthis javus Linnaeus, 1766
Amphacanthus javus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Amphacanthus Javanus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Siganus java (Linnaeus, 1766)
Theutis java Linnaeus, 1766
Teuthis brevirostris Gronow, 1854
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Siganidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Myanmar; Bahrain; Kuwait; Oman; Cambodia; Australia; Papua New Guinea; New Caledonia; Vanuatu
Occurrence Native: India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Maldives, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Myanmar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Cambodia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Gopalpur-Sea, Odisha
Source of chromosomes
Gill
Number of specimens with sex
04 females
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48t
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
No heteromorphic sex pair
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Choudhury RC, Prasad R, Das CC (1979). Chromosomes of six species of marine fishes. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 32:1, 15-21.