| General information |
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Etropus crossotus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) |
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| Common name | Fringed flounder |
| 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; Canada; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Mexico; stray: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; 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: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Barbados; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: El Salvador; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; 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) |
| 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 |
36 |
| Karyotype formula |
11m+14st+11a |
| Fundamental arm number |
61 |
| 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, Louisiana, USA. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Spleen and kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
7 (4 male, 3 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
38 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m+12m/sm+2sm+18sm/st+2t |
| Fundamental arm number |
>=56 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No apparent 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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