Thalassophryne maculosa ';
General information
 
Thalassophryne maculosa Gunther, 1861
 
 
Common nameCano toadfish
Synonyms
Batrachus uranoscopus Guichenot, 1866
Thalassophryne wehekindi Fowler, 1931
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Batrachoidimorpharia; Batrachoididae.
Geographical distribution
Colombia; Venezuela; Cuba; Haiti; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Aruba, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
12m+6sm+20st+8a
Fundamental arm number
84
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.