Synodus foetens ';
General information
 
Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)
 
 
Common nameInshore lizardfish, Lizardfish
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Aulopiformes; Synodontidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Nicaragua; Haiti; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Curaçao Island; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Haiti, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Curaçao Island, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
-
Remarks
-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
28m/sm+18a
Fundamental arm number
74
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.