| General information |
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Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis (De Man,1888) |
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| Common name | Banana prawn, White prawn |
| Valid name |
Penaeus merguiensis (De Man, 1888) |
| Synonyms |
Penaeus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Penaeus indicus merguiensis De Man, 1888 Fenneropenaeus chinensis Osbeck, 1765 Fenneropenaeus indicus H. Milne Edwards, 1837 Fenneropenaeus penicillatus Alcock, 1905 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Brackish |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Crustacea; Malacostraca; Eumalacostraca; Eucarida; Decapoda; Dendrobranchiata; Penaeoidea |
| Geographical distribution |
- |
| Occurrence |
- |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Persian gulf |
| Source of chromosomes |
Tissue from gills,hepatopancreas,ovaries,testes |
| Number of specimens with sex |
21 (08 male; 13 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
88 |
| Karyotype formula |
42 (m/sm) + 46 (a/t) |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Mansouri SM, Farahmand H, Khalilabadi F (2011). Chromosome Studies on the Marine Shrimp Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) merguiensis from the Persian Gulf. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 10(4): 753-760. |
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