Gymnotorax ocellatus ';
General information
 
Gymnotorax ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
 
 
Common nameCaribbean ocellated moray, Miroró
Valid name Gymnothorax ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Muraenidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Curaçao Island, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Questionable: Argentina
Importance
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Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
42
Karyotype formula
34m/sm+8a
Fundamental arm number
76
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770.