| General information |
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Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765) |
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| Common name | Longjaw squirrelfish |
| Valid name |
Neoniphon marianus (Cuvier, 1829) |
| Synonyms |
Belone scrutator Girard, 1858 Holocentrus adscensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Perca adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck, 1765) Holocentrus sogo Bloch, 1790 Holocentrum longipinne Cuvier, 1829 Holocentrus longipinne Cuvier, 1829 Holocentrum furcatum Gunther, 1859 Sargocentron furcatum (Gunther, 1859) Holocentrum macropus Gunther, 1859 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Beryciformes; Holocentridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; 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 |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; 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 |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Rio Grande do Norte and Ceara |
| Source of chromosomes |
Renal tissue |
| Number of specimens with sex |
14 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
| Karyotype formula |
2m+6sm+16st+26a |
| Fundamental arm number |
74 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs were present on one chromosome pair; C- bands were distributed around centromeric and pericentromeric regions with one pair completley heterochromatic. The NORs were C-heterochromatin positive. |
| Reference |
Bacurau TOF, Molina WF (2004). Karyotypic diversification in two Atlantic species of Holocentridae (Pisces, Beryciformes). Caryologia, 57(3): 300-304. |
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