| General information |
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Citharichthys spilopterus Gunther, 1862 |
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| Common name | Bay whiff |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Carangimorphariae; Pleuronectiformes; Paralichthyidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Dominican Republic; Aruba; Belize; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; questionable: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Dominican Republic; native: Aruba; native: Belize; native: Curaçao Island; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
26 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+4sm+4st+4a |
| 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 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Grande Isle and Little Lake near Slidell, Louisiana, USA. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Spleen and kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
8 (5 male, 3 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
28 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+6sm+2st+6t/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No chromosomal sexual dimorphism. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
LeGrande WH (1975). Karyology of six species of Louisiana flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Osteichthyes). Copeia, 1975(3): 516-522. |
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