| General information |
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Balistes vetula (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Queen triggerfish |
| Synonyms |
Balistes vetula Linnaeus, 1758 Balistes bellus Walbaum, 1792 Balistes equestris Gronow, 1854 Balistes vetula trinitatis Nichols & Murphy, 1914 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Tetraodontiformes; Balistidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Angola; Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; 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); Cape Verde; Equatorial Guinea; Gambia; Mauritius |
| Occurrence |
questionable: India; questionable: China; native: Angola; native: Morocco; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; 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: 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: Cape Verde; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gambia; questionable: Mauritius |
| Importance |
Food/ ornamental/ occasional sports/ medicinal |
| Remarks |
Sometimes reported as toxicant due to liver |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Coastal reefs in Bahia, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs localized on the 2nd chromosome pair in telomeric position, C-bands centromeric on most of the chromosomes. |
| Reference |
Gustavo SGL, Molina WF (2005). Karyotype Diversification in Fishes of the Balistidae, Diodontidae and Tetraodontidae (Tetraodontiformes). Caryologia, 58(3): 229-237. |
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