| General information |
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Myripristis jacobus Cuvier, 1829 |
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| Common name | Blackbar soldierfish |
| Synonyms |
Holocentrum sanctipauli Gunther, 1880 |
| 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; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Cape Verde; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; 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: 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: Martinique; 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: Cape Verde; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Rio Grande do Norte, Salvador (northeast coast of Brazil) and the St. Paul Rocks, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Renal tissue |
| Number of specimens with sex |
16 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Ribosomal sites were localized on the telomeric portions of the short arm of the 2nd submetacentric pair and on the 12th subtelometric pair. Visible heterochromatic blocks were distributed in the pericentromeric regions. |
| 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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