Table 2 -. Cytogenetic data available for groupers (Epinephelidae and Serranidae) species.

Species	2n	Karyotypes	FN	References
Alfestes afer	48	48a	48	Molina et al., 2002
Cephalopholis formosa	48	2m+46a	50	Pinthong et al., 2013; Present study
C. fulva	48	48a	48	Present study
Centropristis ocyurus	48	28m+20sm	96	Gonzalez and Figueras, 1990
C. striata	48	24m+22sm+2a	94	Merritt and Lacks, 1991
Cromileptes altivelis	48	2sm+ 46a	50	Takai and Ojima, 1995
Diplectrum eumelum	48	2m+4sm+42a	54	Aguilar and Galetti, 1997
D. formosum	48	2m+46a	50	Aguilar and Galetti, 1997
D. radiale	48	48a	48	Aguilar and Galetti, 1997
Epinephelus adscensionis	48	48a	48	Molina et al., 2002; Present study
E. akaara	48	48a	48	Wang et al., 2004
E. alexandrinus	48	48a	48	Martinez et al., 1989
E. awoara	48	48a	48	Wang et al., 2012
E. bleekeri	48	48a	48	Cai et al., 2012
E. bruneus	48	2m+4sm+42a	54	Minglan et al., 2014
E. caninus	48	48a	48	Rodríguez-daga et al. 1993
E. coeruleopunctatus	48	2sm+ 46a	48	Present study
E. coioides	48	48a	48	Wang et al., 2010
E. diacanthus	48	2m+46a	50	Natarajan and Subrahmanyam, 1974
E. erythrurus	48	48a	48	Pinthong et al., 2015; Present study
E. fario	48	4m+6sm+4st+34a	62	Zheng; et al. 2005
E. fasciatomaculosus	48	48a	48	Li and Peng, 1994
E. fasciatus	48	48a	48	Li and Peng, 1994
E. faveatus	48	2sm+46a	50	Magtoon and Donsakul, 2008
E. flavocaeruleus	48	48a	48	Tseng and Shih, 2018
E. fuscoguttatus	48	2sm+46a	50	Tseng and Shih, 2018
E. guaza	48	48a	48	Martinez et al., 1989
E. guttatus	48	48a	48	Medrano et al., 1988
E. itajara	48	6sm+42a	54	Present study
E. lanceolatus	48	6m+2st+40a	56	Tseng and Shih, 2018
E. malabaricus	48	48a	48	Zou et al., 2005
E. marginatus	48	48a	48	Sola et al., 2000
E. merra	48	4m+6sm+4st+34a	62	Zheng et al., 2005
E. moara	48	4sm+44a	52	Minglan et al., 2006
E. ongus	48	48a	48	Rishi and Haobam, 1984
E. polyphekadion	48	6sm+42a	54	Tseng and Shih, 2018
E. sexfasciatus	48	2sm+ 46a	50	Chen et al., 1990; Present study
E. striatus	48	48a	48	Amorim et al., unpublished data
E. tauvina	48	8sm+40a	56	Amorim et al., unpublished data
E. tukula	48	2sm+46t	50	Tseng and Shih, 2018
Mycteroperca acutirostris	48	48a	48	Aguilar, 1993
M. rubra	48	48a	48	Aguilar and Galetti, 1997
Paracentropristis hepatus	48	48a	48	Martinez et al., 1989
Paralabrax dewegeri	48	48a	48	Nirchio et al., 2014
P. nebulifer	48	48a	48	Martinez-Brown et al., 2012
P. maculatofasciatus	48	48a	48	Martinez-Brown et al., 2012
Plectropomus leopardus	48	48a	48	Pinthong et al., 2013
Rypticus saponaceus	48	48a	48	Present study
R. randalli	48	48a	48	Paim et al., 2017
Serranus cabrilla	48	48a	48	Martinez et al., 1989
S. flaviventris	48	48a	48	Aguilar and Galetti, 1997
S. scriba	48	48a	48	Martinez et al., 1989