| General information |
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Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Southern kingcroaker, Carolina whiting |
| Synonyms |
Cyprinus americanus Linnaeus, 1758 Menthicirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Perca alburnus Linnaeus, 1766 Umbrina martinicensis Cuvier, 1830 Menticirrhus martinicensis (Cuvier, 1830) Umbrina arenata Cuvier, 1830 |
| 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; Sciaenidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Jamaica; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Jamaica; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Aruba; native: Belize; native: Curaçao Island; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
Food/Sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
State of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Brazil; Redinha Beach; Ponta Negra Beach; Búzios Beach |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| 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 |
The Ag-NOR sites were single and located at the pericentromeric position NORs were detected on the10th pair; heterochromatic blocks mainly located in the centromeric region |
| Reference |
Accioly IV, Molina WF (2008). Cytogenetic studies in Brazilian marine Sciaenidae and Sparidae fishes (Perciformes). Genetics and Molecular Research 7 (2): 358-370. |
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