Ancistrus aguaboensis
General information
 
Ancistrus aguaboensis (Fisch-Muller et al., 2001)
 
 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
5S rDNA signals located on three chromosomal sites: in pericentromeric regions of short arms of chromosome pairs 2 and 25, and a subterminal site on acrocentric 21. The 18S rDNA sites evidenced signals on subterminal region of short arms of chromosome pair 25, syntenic with 5S rDNA sites.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Bandeirinha river, Tocantins basin, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
20 (10 male, 10 female).
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
16m+10sm+4st+20a
Fundamental arm number
80
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
No sex chromosome heteromorphism observed.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Constitutive heterochromatin blocks located on centromeric and terminal regions of all chromosomes, along with a block on pericentromeric region for pair 2, on interstitial long arm of sm 9 and a large block on terminal region of one member of chromosome pair 18. AgNORs sites located on short arms of acrocentric chromosome pair 25.
Reference(s)
Glugoski L, Deon G, Schott S, Marcelo R. Vicari MR, Nogaroto V, Moreira-Filho O (2020). Comparative cytogenetic analyses in Ancistrus species (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 18(2): e200013.