| General information |
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Ophioscion punctatissimus Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 |
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| Common name | Spotted croaker, Pescada cabeça dura |
| Synonyms |
Esox tararira Larranaga, 1923 |
| 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 |
Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Puerto Rico; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Puerto Rico; native: Aruba; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| 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 |
Not reported |
| Reference |
Accioly IV, Molina WF (2008). Cytogenetic studies in Brazilian marine Sciaenidae and Sparidae fishes (Perciformes). Genetics and Molecular Research 7 (2): 358-370. |
| 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. |
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