General information |
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| Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) | ||
| Common name | Yellowtail snapper | |
| Synonyms |
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) Sparus chrysurus Bloch, 1791 Lutjanus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) Mesoprion chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) Ocyurus chysurus (Bloch, 1791) Anthias rabirrubia Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Sparus semiluna Lacepede, 1802 Mesoprion aurovittatus Agassiz, 1831 Ocyurus aurovittatus (Agassiz, 1831) Ocyurus rijgersmaei Cope, 1871 |
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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; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Lutjanidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Cape Verde |
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| Occurrence | Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA) Questionable: Cape Verde |
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| Importance | Food/Sports/Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Maracajau, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 5 Females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 48 |
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| Karyotype formula | 48a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 48 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | C-banding showed large and sharp heterochromatic heterochromatic regions at centromeric position in all chromosomes; Active ribosomal sites were located at pericentromeric region of the 2nd pair. |
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| Reference(s) |
Rocha EC, Molina WF (2008). Cytogenetic analysis in western Atlantic snappers (Perciformes, Lutjanidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31( 2) 461-467. |
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