| General information |
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Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855 |
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| Common name | Silver mojarra |
| Synonyms |
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater and freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Percomorpharia; Gerreidae |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; 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) |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; 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) |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Paranagua Bay, Parana, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Culture |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| 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 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. |
| Record 3 |
| 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 |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| 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. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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