Biotodoma cupido ';
General information
 
Biotodoma cupido (Heckel, 1840)
 
 
Common nameGreenstreaked eartheater, Acará salema
Synonyms
Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Peru; Guyana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Peru, Guyana
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Das Mortes river, Araguaia basin, MT State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
5 (3 male, 2 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m/sm+44st/a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands present on pericentromeric regions. One pair of Ag-NOR sites observed. C-blocks corresponded to AgNOR sites and also were consistent with CMA3 positive blocks.
Reference(s)
Valente GT, Vitorino Cde A, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Oliveira C, Souza IL, Martins C, Venere PC (2012). Comparative cytogenetics of ten species of cichlid fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Araguaia River system, Brazil, by conventional cytogenetic methods. Comp Cytogenet. 6(2): 163-181.