| General information |
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Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Silver moony |
| Synonyms |
Chaetodon argenteus Linnaeus, 1758 Psettus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) Monodachtylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) Monodactylus argentues (Linnaeus, 1758) Scomber rhombeus Forsskal, 1775 Psettus rhombeus (Forsskal, 1775) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Monodactylidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Myanmar; Oman; UAE; Yemen; Cambodia; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Fiji; Guam; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Vanuatu; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; questionable: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Oman; native: UAE; native: Yemen; native: Cambodia; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: Fiji; native: Guam; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Vanuatu; native: Comoros; native: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Remarks |
Venomous |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Vellar Estuary, South eastcoast of India |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill epithelium |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Immature specimens |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48m |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
1.00 to 2.67 |
| Sex chromosome |
Venomous |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Natarajan R, Subrahmanyam K (1974). A Karyotype Study of Some Teleosts from Portonovo Waters. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences - Section B79(5): 173-196. |
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