General information |
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| Leporinus friderici (Bloch, 1794) | ||
| Common name | Threespot leporinus, Araçu cabeça gorda | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil; Argentina; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Secondary constriction observed in long arm of pair 2, along with a terminal constriction. |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Mogi-Guacu river, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |
| Source of chromosomes | - |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 17 (15 male, 12 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 32m+22sm |
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| Fundamental arm number | 108 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | No sex chromosome difference encountered. |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | - |
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| Reference(s) |
Galetti Jr. PM, Foresti F, Bertollo LAC, Moreira-Filho 0. (1981). Karyotypic similarity in three genera (Leporinus, Leporellus and Schizodon) of the family Anostomidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Rev. Brasil. Genet., 4: 1 1-15. |
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