| General information |
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Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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| Common name | Blackcheek tonguefish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Carangaria; Pleuronectiformes; Pleuronectoidei; Cynoglossidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; questionable: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Grande Isle, Louisiana, USA. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Spleen and kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
9 (3 male, 6 female). |
| Diploid chromosome number |
45 |
| Karyotype formula |
17m+6sm+2st+20a (male), 18m+6sm+2st+20a (female). |
| Fundamental arm number |
68 &70 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
LeGrande WH (1975). Karyology of six species of Louisiana flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Osteichthyes). Copeia, 1975(3): 516-522. |
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