| General information |
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Bagre marinus (Mitchill, 1815) |
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| Common name | Gafftopsail sea catfish, Slooprig |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
misidentification: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; misidentification: Aruba; misidentification: Belize; misidentification: Curaçao Island; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Northern Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, USA. |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
9 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
54 |
| Karyotype formula |
12m+8sm+34st/t |
| Fundamental arm number |
74 |
| Chromosome length |
Meta are smaller than submeta. |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Fitzsimons JM, LeGrande WH, Korth JW (1988). Karyology of the marine catfish Bagre marinus (Ariidae) with an analysis of chromosome numbers among siluriform fishes. Jap J Ichthyol, 35(2): 189-193. |
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