| General information |
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Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) |
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| Common name | Zebra turkeyfish |
| Synonyms |
Pterois zebra Cuvier, 1829 Pseudomonopterus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Madagascar; Kenya; Mozambique; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Madagascar; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Java, Indonesia |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney;Testes |
| Number of specimens with sex |
04 (02 males; 02 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+6st+38a |
| Fundamental arm number |
58 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
The NORs as revealed by silver and CMA3 staining were present on short arm of one st pair. |
| Reference |
Caputo V, Cerioni PN, Caniglia ML, Giovannotti M, Vitturi R, Colomba MS (2003) Chromosomal studies of five tropical scorpaeniform fishes (Teleostei, Scorpaenidae), Italian Journal of Zoology, 70:3, 201-204. |
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