| General information |
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Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) |
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| Common name | Trout sweetlips |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Haemulidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Iran; Bahrain; Oman; Yemen; Hong Kong; Australia; Kenya |
| Occurrence |
native: China; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Iran; native: Bahrain; native: Oman; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Australia; native: Kenya |
| Remarks |
Relative length and centromeric index ranged from 0.013- 0.026 and 1.000-1.000, respectively. Chromosome pair 1 is the largest telocentric which is two times larger than the smallest ones. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Andaman Sea, Pluket Province, southern of Thailand. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 (5 males and 5 females). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48t |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Ranged from 0.616-1.206. |
| Sex chromosome |
No differentiated sex chromosomes observed. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Interstitial Ag-NORs located adjacent to centromere of fifth telocentric pair in both sexes. |
| Reference |
Jantarat S, Supiwong W, Phintong, K, Sonsrin K, Kong-ngarm N,Tanomtong A (2017). First Analysis on the Cytogenetics of Painted Sweetlip, Plectorhinchus pictus (Heamulidae: Perciformes) from Thailand. Cytologia, 82(2), 145-150. |
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