Hyporhamphus unifasciatus ';
General information
 
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzani, 1841)
 
 
Common nameCommon halfbeak
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Beloniformes; Hemiramphidae.
Geographical distribution
India; Thailand; Vietnam; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; 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; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Questionable: India, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada, Ecuador
Native: USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Curaçao Island, El Salvador, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Misidentification: Peru, Bermuda
Importance
-
Remarks
-
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number
38
Karyotype formula
2m+36a
Fundamental arm number
40
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.