General information |
Metriaclima pyrsonotus (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) |
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Valid name |
Maylandia pyrsonotos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) |
Synonyms |
Nil |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Habitat |
freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Malawi |
Occurrence |
native: Malawi |
Importance |
Food/ornamental |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
8 |
Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
Karyotype formula |
14m/sm+30st/a |
Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
Reference |
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156. |
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