| General information |
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Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) |
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| Common name | Largescale mullet |
| Valid name |
Chelon macrolepis (Smith, 1846) |
| Synonyms |
Mugil macrolepis Smith, 1846 Liza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) Mugil borneensis Bleeker, 1851 Mugil borneënsis Bleeker, 1851 Mugil troschelii Bleeker, 1858 Liza troscheli (Bleeker, 1858) Liza troschelli (Bleeker, 1858) Mugil troscheli Bleeker, 1858 Mugil troschellii Bleeker, 1858 Mugil smithii Günther, 1861 Mugil poicilus Day, 1865 Mugil poecilus Day, 1865 Mugil rodericensis Günther, 1876 Liza akame Tanaka, 1916 Liza parva Oshima, 1922 Liza pescadorensis Oshima, 1922 Mugil pescadorensis (Oshima, 1922) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Least Concern (LC) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater and freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Pakistan; Philippines; Thailand; Taiwan; Vietnam; Myanmar; Oman; Hong Kong; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Somalia; Kenya; Mozambique; American Soma; Fiji; French Polynesia; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Tonga; Vanuatu; Mauritius; Seychelles |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: Vietnam; native: Myanmar; native: Oman; native: Hong Kong; native: Australia; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Mozambique; native: American Soma; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Mauritius; native: Seychelles |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental/Sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Gopalpur-Sea, Odisha |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill and testes |
| Number of specimens with sex |
08 (05 males; 03 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48t |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex pair |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Choudhury RC, Prasad R, Das CC (1979). Chromosomes of six species of marine fishes. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 32:1, 15-21. |
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