Abstract
This research was the first report on karyological analysis and heteromorphic nucleolar organizer region of black surgeonfish (Acanthurus gahhm, Acanthuridae) in Thailand. The 10 male and 10 female specimens were collected from Phuket Marine Biological Center, and Phang Nga Coastal Research and Development Center, Andaman Sea, Thailand. Mitotic chromosomes were directly prepared from gill and kidney tissues. The chromosomes were stained by conventional Giemsa staining and Ag-NOR banding techniques. Results showed that the diploid chromosomes number of A. gahhm was 2n=48, the fundamental numbers (NF) was 54 in both male and female. The karyotype consist of 6 large acrocentric, 20 large telocentric, 18 medium telocentric and 4 small telocentric chromosomes. None of strange size chromosomes related to sex was found. The heteromorphic nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) were observed on telomeric short arm of first acrocentric which can defined as 1a1b. There is NOR in 1a and not in 1b. The karyotype formula of black surgeon fish was as follows: 2n (48) = La6+Lt20+Mt18+St4
Highlights
Worldwide there are an estimated 24,000 fish species recorded, Thailand is one of the species diversity centers of the world
Previous cytogenetic studies of the genus Acanthurus stated that their members are only four species, namely A. coeruleus, A. bahianus, A. chirergus and A. triostegus (Arai and Inoue 1976; Ojima and Yamamoto 1990; Galetti et al 2006; Arai 2011; Affonso et al 2014)
The present study aimed to investigate cytogenetic characterization of the Acanthurus gahhm
Summary
Worldwide there are an estimated 24,000 fish species recorded, Thailand is one of the species diversity centers of the world. Acanthurus gahhm or black surgeonfish is a demersal fish. Previous cytogenetic studies of the genus Acanthurus stated that their members are only four species, namely A. coeruleus, A. bahianus, A. chirergus and A. triostegus (Arai and Inoue 1976; Ojima and Yamamoto 1990; Galetti et al 2006; Arai 2011; Affonso et al 2014).
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