| General information |
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Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 |
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| Common name | Radial firefish |
| Synonyms |
Pteropterus radiata (Cuvier, 1829) Pteropterus radiatus (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 |
India; Japan; Indonesia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Taiwan; Maldives; Vietnam; Egypt; Jordan; Oman; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; American Soma; Hawaii; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Djibouti; Mauritius; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Taiwan; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Egypt; native: Jordan; native: Oman; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: American Soma; native: Hawaii; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Kiribati; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; 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+8st+36a |
| Fundamental arm number |
60 |
| 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-bands were detected in five pairs of chromosomes. |
| 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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