| General information |
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Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) |
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| Common name | Mutton snapper, Pargo |
| Synonyms |
Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) Mesoprion analis Cuvier, 1828 Mesoprion sobra Cuvier, 1828 Mesoprion isodon Cuvier, 1829 Mesoprion rosaceus Poey, 1870 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Lutjanidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; 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) |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; 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; introduced: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; 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) |
| Importance |
Food/Sports/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Estuary from Potengi River, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
10 (04 males; 06 Immature) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-banding showed large and sharp heterochromatic heterochromatic regions at centromeric position in all chromosomes; Active ribosomal sites were located at pericentromeric region on 5th pair. |
| Reference |
Rocha EC, Molina WF (2008). Cytogenetic analysis in western Atlantic snappers (Perciformes, Lutjanidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31( 2) 461-467. |
| 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 |
48a |
| 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 |
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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