| General information |
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Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) |
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| Common name | Zebra shark |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Orectolobiformes; Stegostomatidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Bahrain; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; UAE; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Sudan; Eritrea; American Soma; Fiji; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Israel; native: Iraq; native: Iran; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Bahrain; native: Jordan; native: Kuwait; native: Oman; native: Qatar; native: UAE; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Macau; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: Sudan; native: Eritrea; native: American Soma; native: Fiji; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cell culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
2 (adults) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
102 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m/sm+4st+78a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
18S–28S rRNA genes located on two large-sized submetacentric chromosomes. |
| Reference |
Uno Y, Nozu R, Kiyatake I et al. (2020). Cell culture-based karyotyping of orectolobiform sharks for chromosome-scale genome analysis. Communications Biololy, 3: 652. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01373-7. |
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