| General information |
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Chilomycterus antennatus (Cuvier, 1816) |
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| Common name | Bridled burrfish |
| Synonyms |
Diodon antennatus Cuvier, 1816 Cyclichthys antennatus (Cuvier, 1816) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Tetraodontiformes; Diodontidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
South Africa; Mauritania; USA; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; 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: South Africa; native: Mauritania; native: USA; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; 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) |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+46st/a |
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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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