General information |
Gymnotorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) |
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Common name | Spotted moray |
Valid name |
Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier, 1829) |
Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
Saltwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Anguilliformes; Muraenidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Vietnam; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; 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; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Martinique; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA); Saint Helena |
Occurrence |
native: Vietnam; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; 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: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Martinique; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Saint Helena |
Importance |
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Remarks |
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Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
Number of specimens with sex |
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Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
Karyotype formula |
12m+32a |
Fundamental arm number |
56 |
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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