| General information |
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Scartella cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Molly miller, Tategamiginpo |
| Synonyms |
Blennius cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 Adonis cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Scartella cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Blennius pinaru Lacepede, 1800 Blennius crinitus Valenciennes, 1836 Blennius microstomus Poey, 1860 Scartella microstoma (Poey, 1860) Blennius asterias Goode & Bean, 1882 Blennius arboreus Bath, 1966 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Blenniidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Japan; Philippines; Taiwan; Turkey; South Africa; Algeria; Morocco; Mozambique; Mauritania; Senegal; Spain; Italy; Greece; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; 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); Albania; Malta; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia |
| Occurrence |
native: Japan; native: Philippines; native: Taiwan; native: Turkey; native: South Africa; native: Algeria; native: Morocco; questionable: Mozambique; native: Mauritania; native: Senegal; native: Spain; native: Italy; native: Greece; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; 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: 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: Albania; native: Malta; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Togo; native: Tunisia |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
The coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
11 (04 males; 05 females; 2 indeterminate) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4st+44a |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ribosomal sites are located on the terminal portions of the short arms on chromosome pair 1; C-positive heterochromatin is reduced and located in the centromeric regions of chromosomes |
| Reference |
Galvao TB, Bertollo LAC, Molina WF (2011). Chromosomal complements of some Atlantic Blennioidei and Gobioidei species (Perciformes). Comparative Cytogenetics, 5(4): 259-275. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Enseada de Botafogo, Guanabara Bay, RJ, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cephalic kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
29 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
2sm+46st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
50 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
One large subtelocentric chromosome pair bearing Ag-NOR observed with subterminal location on long arm. C-banding revealed occurrence of constitutive heterochromatin blocks in centromeric and telomeric positions in most chromosome complements. |
| Reference |
Brum MJI, Corrêa MMO, Oliveira CC, Galetti Jr. PM (1995). Cytogenetic studies on the Perciformes Orthopristis ruber (Haemulidae) and Scartella cristata (Blenniidae). Caryologia, 48(3-4): 309-318. |
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