| General information |
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Canthigaster figueiredoi (Moura & Castro, 2002) |
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| Common name | Southern Atlantic sharpnose-puffer, Baiacu-mirim |
| Synonyms |
Nil |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Tetraodontiformes; Tetraodontidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Remarks |
Presence of heteromorphic B microchromosomes in the karyotype of female |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Bahia coast, North East of Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
11 (04 female; 07 Juvenile) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
36 |
| Karyotype formula |
10sm + 6st + 20a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ag-NORs/18S rDNA sites on 3rd, 4th, 8th and 11th chromosome pairs. /CMA3.C-banding on most of the centromeric regions and in the NORs. |
| Reference |
Martinez PA, Araujo WCD, Molina WF (2010). Derived Cytogenetic Traits, Multiple NORs and B Chromosomes in the Compact Karyotype of Canthigaster figu |redoi (Tetraodontiformes). Marine Genomics, 3: 85- 89. |
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