| General information |
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Mugil trichodon Poey, 1875 |
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| Common name | Fantail mullet |
| Synonyms |
Cheilio udanad Montrouzier, 1857 Querimana gyrans Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Haiti; Dominican Republic; 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: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; 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: 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 |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Chacachacare Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
08 (01 male; 07 females) |
| 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 |
Abu Almaaty AH, Abu El Regal MA, Marie ZA, Ebied AM (2014). Cytogenetic characterization and Molecular genetic variations of five marine species of Perciform fishes. Indian Journal of Applied Research, 4(6): 542-550. |
| 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 |
Chacachacare, Margarita Island, Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
8 (1 male, 7 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands mostly found on centromeric regions of all chromosomes. AgNOR found on chromosome pair 15. |
| Reference |
Nirchio M, Ron E, Rossi AR (2005). Karyological characterization of Mugil trichodon Poey, 1876 (Pisces: Mugilidae). Scientia Marina, 69(4): 525-530. |
| Karyotype /Metaphase complement image |
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