| General information |
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Scorpaena isthmensis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) |
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| Common name | Smooth-cheek scorpionfish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Eupercaria; Perciformes; Scorpaenoidei; Scorpaenidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Brazil; Colombia; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
native: USA; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; questionable: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Panama; native: Jamaica; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| 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 |
38 |
| Karyotype formula |
8m+10st+20a |
| 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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