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Holocentrum sanctipauli Gunther, 1880

Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Beryciformes; Holocentridae.

USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Grenada; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Cape Verde; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe

Ribosomal sites were localized on the telomeric portions of the short arm of the 2nd submetacentric pair and on the 12th subtelometric pair. Visible heterochromatic blocks were distributed in the pericentromeric regions.

Bacurau TOF, Molina WF (2004). Karyotypic diversification in two Atlantic species of Holocentridae (Pisces, Beryciformes). Caryologia, 57(3): 300-304.

General information

Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829


Common name	Blackbar soldierfish
Synonyms	Holocentrum sanctipauli Gunther, 1880
IUCN Red List status (2014)	Not Reported
Habitat	Saltwater
Systematics	Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Beryciformes; Holocentridae.
Geographical distribution	USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; CuraÃ§ao Island; Grenada; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Cape Verde; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe
Occurrence	Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, CuraÃ§ao Island, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (USA), Cape Verde, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe
Importance	Food/Ornamental
Remarks	Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study	Rio Grande do Norte, Salvador (northeast coast of Brazil) and the St. Paul Rocks, Brazil
Source of chromosomes	Renal tissue
Number of specimens with sex	16
Diploid chromosome number	48
Karyotype formula	48a
Fundamental arm number	48
Chromosome length	Not reported
Sex chromosome	Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH	Ribosomal sites were localized on the telomeric portions of the short arm of the 2nd submetacentric pair and on the 12th subtelometric pair. Visible heterochromatic blocks were distributed in the pericentromeric regions.
Reference(s)	Bacurau TOF, Molina WF (2004). Karyotypic diversification in two Atlantic species of Holocentridae (Pisces, Beryciformes). Caryologia, 57(3): 300-304.