| General information |
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Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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| Common name | Humpbacked scorpionfish |
| Synonyms |
Scorpaena gibbosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scorpaeopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scorpaena nesogallica Cuvier, 1829 Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaena mesogallica Cuvier, 1829 Scorpaenopsis rosea (non Day, 1868) |
| 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; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Egypt; Hong Kong; Australia; South Africa; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; Eritrea; Fiji; French Polynesia; Marshall Islands; New Caledonia; Comoros; Djibouti; Mauritius; Reunion; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
questionable: India; questionable: China; questionable: Japan; questionable: Indonesia; questionable: Malaysia; questionable: Philippines; questionable: Thailand; questionable: Taiwan; native: Vietnam; questionable: Egypt; questionable: Hong Kong; questionable: Australia; native: South Africa; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; questionable: Eritrea; questionable: Fiji; questionable: French Polynesia; questionable: Marshall Islands; questionable: New Caledonia; native: Comoros; questionable: Djibouti; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Java, Indonesia |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
01 male |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
l0st + 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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