Galaxias platei ';
General information
 
Galaxias platei (Steindachner, 1898)
 
 
Common namepuye
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Saltwater and freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Galaxiidae.
Geographical distribution
Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands
Occurrence Native: Argentina, Chile, Falkland Islands
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lago Rinihne, Chile
Source of chromosomes
Gill epithelium
Number of specimens with sex
120 (75 males; 45 females)
Diploid chromosome number
30
Karyotype formula
Male: 1m+18sm+11t; Female: 2m+16-18sm+10-12t
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
Apparently dimorphic sex chromosomes in male, homologue (Y chromosome) is telocentric.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Campos HH (1972). Karyology of three Galaxiid fishes Galaxias maculatus, G. platei, and Brachygalaxias bullocki. Copeia. 1972(2): 368-370.