| General information |
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Caranx lugubris Poey, 1860 |
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| Common name | Black jack, Kalufanihandi |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Carangidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Japan; Indonesia; Philippines; Taiwan; Maldives; Oman; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Ivory Coast; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; 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); Benin; Cape Verde; Comoros; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Mauritius; Reunion; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Togo |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Philippines; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Oman; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Angola; native: Nigeria; native: Cameroon; native: Mozambique; native: Ghana; native: Ivory Coast; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: American Soma; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Hawaii; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: El Salvador; 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); native: Benin; native: Cape Verde; native: Comoros; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gabon; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Seychelles; native: Togo |
| Importance |
Commercial and game fish |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago located in the mid-Atlantic |
| Source of chromosomes |
Anterior kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
17 individuals, 8 (morphotype I) and 9 (morphotype II) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6 sm + 42 a |
| Fundamental arm number |
54 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs sites were located on the terminal portion of the short arm of chromosome pair 1 and the 18S rDNA sites coincided with Ag-NOR marking. The 5S rDNA sites were situated on chromosome pair 9 (morphotype I) and on chromosome pair 9 & 15 (morphotype II). |
| Reference |
Jacobina UP, Martinez PA, Molina WF, Cioffi MB, Bertollo LAC, Garcia Jr J (2014). Morphological and karyotypic differentiation in Caranx lugubris (Perciformes: Carangidae) in the St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago, mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research, 68:17–25 |
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