General information |
Pterois lunulata Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
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Common name | Luna lion fish, Minokasago |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
Habitat |
Saltwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Japan; Indonesia; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Australia; New Caledonia; Mauritius |
Occurrence |
native: Japan; questionable: Indonesia; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: Vietnam; native: Hong Kong; native: Australia; native: New Caledonia; native: Mauritius |
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 |
2m+12st +34a |
Fundamental arm number |
62 |
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; C-banding heterochromatin was found in centromeric regions of four and five pairs of homologues. |
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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