| General information |
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Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) |
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| Common name | Black triggerfish |
| Synonyms |
Balistes fuscolineatus Seale, 1901 Balistes kib Montrouzier, 1857 Balistes kibitar Montrouzier, 1857 Balistes niger Bloch, 1786 Balistes piceus Poey, 1863 Balistes radula Solander, 1848 Balistes sillone Le Danois, 1961 Balistes verrucosus Gronow, 1854 Melichthys bispinosus Gilbert, 1890 Melichthys buniva (non Lacepede, 1803) |
| 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; Balistidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; Japan; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Maldives; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Somalia; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Samoa; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; 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); Cape Verde; Reunion; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Maldives; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Somalia; native: Mozambique; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: American Soma; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Hawaii; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: Guam; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: Samoa; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; 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: Cape Verde; native: Reunion; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Food/ ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Saint Pauls Rocks, Northeastern Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
28 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
40 |
| 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 5th 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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