| General information |
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Pareques acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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| Common name | High-hat, Cubbyu |
| Synonyms |
Umbrina gracilis Cuvier, 1830 Grammistes acuminatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Equetus acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Eques lineatus Cuvier, 1830 Eques pulcher Steindachner, 1867 |
| 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; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Anguilla; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Martinique; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago; 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: Anguilla; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Martinique; native: Saint Lucia; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| 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 the 1st 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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