| General information |
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Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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| Common name | Flying gurnard |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Dactylopteriformes; Dactylopteridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Syria; Turkey; Algeria; Angola; Mauritania; Ivory Coast; Guinea; UK; Italy; Ukraine; USA; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; 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; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Albania; Cyprus; Malta; Cape Verde; Gabon; Sao Tome and Principe |
| Occurrence |
native: Syria; native: Turkey; native: Algeria; native: Angola; native: Mauritania; native: Ivory Coast; native: Guinea; native: UK; native: Italy; native: Ukraine; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Uruguay; 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: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Albania; native: Cyprus; native: Malta; native: Cape Verde; native: Gabon; native: Sao Tome and Principe |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| 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 |
14m+14sm+6st+14a |
| Fundamental arm number |
82 |
| 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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