| General information |
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Red lionfish |
| Synonyms |
Gasterosteus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 Pterois lunulata (non Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) |
| 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; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Mozambique; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Colombia; Venezuela; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Mauritius; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Malaysia; questionable: Sri Lanka; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; questionable: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Australia; native: New Zealand; native: Papua New Guinea; questionable: Mozambique; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; native: American Soma; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Venezuela; introduced: Panama; introduced: Cuba; introduced: Jamaica; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Costa Rica; introduced: Nicaragua; introduced: Haiti; introduced: Dominican Republic; introduced: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; introduced: Antigua and Barbuda; introduced: Bahamas; introduced: Belize; introduced: Bermuda; introduced: Cayman Islands; introduced: Curaçao Island; introduced: Turks and Caicos Islands; introduced: Virgin Islands (USA); questionable: Mauritius; questionable: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| 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+l0st+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-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. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m+8sm+8st+30a |
| Fundamental arm number |
66 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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