General information
Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758)  
   
Common nameLookdown, Jorobado
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Carangidae.
Geographical distribution 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; Aruba; Bahamas; Belize; Bermuda; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA)
Occurrence 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: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: Curaçao Island; native: Grenada; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Virgin Islands (USA)
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Karyological information
Record 1
Geographical area of study Venezuela.
Source of chromosomes Kidney tissue.
Number of specimens with sex
Diploid chromosome number 46
Karyotype formula 2st+46a
Fundamental arm number 50
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217.
Record 2
Geographical area of study São Sebastião, SP, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex -
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula 2st+46t/a
Fundamental arm number 50
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Ag-NOR located interstitially on short arm of subtelocentric chromosome pair 1. Small heterochromatic blocks located in the pericentromeric region of NOR-bearing chromosome pair and in pericentromeric region of acrocentric chromosomes.
Reference Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217.
Record 3
Geographical area of study Atlantic shore, coast of states of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes Kidney, gills and/or spleen
Number of specimens with sex 5
Diploid chromosome number 48
Karyotype formula -
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH -
Reference Netto MR de Ca´scia B, Pauls E, Roberto P, Affonso PRA de Mello (2007). A standard protocol for obtaining fish chromosomes under post-mortem conditions. Micron, 38: 214–217.
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