General information |
Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) |
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Common name | Atlantic moonfish, Horsefish |
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; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Curaçao Island; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; 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: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Curaçao Island; 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: Virgin Islands (USA) |
Importance |
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Remarks |
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Karyological information |
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 |
18 |
Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
Karyotype formula |
- |
Fundamental arm number |
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Chromosome length |
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Sex chromosome |
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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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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