| General information |
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Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 |
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| Common name | White mullet |
| Synonyms |
Diapterus limnaeus Schultz, 1949 Liza curema (Valenciennes, 1836) Mugil petrosus Valenciennes, 1836 Myxus harengus Gunther, 1861 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Angola; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Benin; Cape Verde; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Togo |
| Occurrence |
native: Angola; native: Nigeria; native: Cameroon; native: Ghana; native: Ivory Coast; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Chile; native: Ecuador; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: El Salvador; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Benin; native: Cape Verde; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gabon; native: Gambia; native: Togo |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
05 Inmature |
| Diploid chromosome number |
24 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+2sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not detected |
| Reference |
Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal Studies of Five Species of the Marine Fishes From the Paranagua Bay and the Karyotypic Diversity in the Marine Teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, (51)2: 303-314. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Paranagua Bay, Parana, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Culture |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
28 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+4st+4a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal Studies of Five Species of the Marine Fishes From the Paranagua Bay and the Karyotypic Diversity in the Marine Teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, (51)2: 303-314. |
| Record 3 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
24 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+2sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217. |
| Record 4 |
| Geographical area of study |
Atlantic shore, coast of states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney, gills and/or spleen |
| Number of specimens with sex |
1 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
28 |
| Karyotype formula |
- |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217. |
| Record 5 |
| Geographical area of study |
Coastal water, La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Anterior kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
20 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
24 |
| Karyotype formula |
22m+2sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Size ranged 1.38-3.12 micron. |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Nirchio M, Cequea TyH (1998). Karyology of Mugil liza and M. curema from Venezuela. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost., 27: 45-50. |
| Record 6 |
| Geographical area of study |
Coastal waters of southeastern Louisiana (Jefferson Parish near Grand Isle) and in southwestern Louisiana (Cameron Parish near the town of Cameron). |
| Source of chromosomes |
Spleen, kidney, gill. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
28 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+4st+4a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
LeGrande WH, Fitzsimons JM (1976). Karyology of the mullets Mugil curema and M. cephalus (Perciformes: Mugilidae) from Louisiana. Copeia, 1976(2): 388-391. |
| Record 7 |
| Geographical area of study |
Estuarine complex, Paranaguá Bay, Paraná, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Short time tissue culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
- |
| Diploid chromosome number |
28 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+4st+4a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Cipriano RR, Fenocchio AS, Artoni RF, Molina W, Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Cestari MM (2008). Chromosomal studies of five species of the marine fishes from the Paranaguá Bay and the karyotypic diversity in the marine teleostei of the Brazilian Coast. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 51(2): 303-314. |
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