| General information |
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Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 |
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| Common name | Lebranche mullet, Mullet |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater and freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Mugilomorphae; Mugilidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA) |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Venezuela; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; 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 |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| 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 |
Coastal water, La Restinga Lagoon, Margarita Island, Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Anterior kidney. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
20 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
48a |
| Fundamental arm number |
48 |
| Chromosome length |
Size ranged 1.21-2.34 micron. |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Nirchio M, Cequea TyH (1998). Karyology of Mugil liza and M. curema from Venezuela. Bol. Invest. Mar. Cost., 27: 45-50. |
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