Lutjanus analis ';
General information
 
Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828)
 
 
Common nameMutton snapper, Pargo
Synonyms
Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828)
Mesoprion analis Cuvier, 1828
Mesoprion sobra Cuvier, 1828
Mesoprion isodon Cuvier, 1829
Mesoprion rosaceus Poey, 1870
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Lutjanidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; 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)
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, 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)
Introduced: Bermuda
Importance
Food/Sports/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Estuary from Potengi River, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
10 (04 males; 06 Immature)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48a
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
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 on 5th pair.
Reference(s)
Rocha EC, Molina WF (2008). Cytogenetic analysis in western Atlantic snappers (Perciformes, Lutjanidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31( 2) 461-467.