Cynotilapia afra
General information
 
Cynotilapia afra (Gunther, 1894)
 
 
Synonyms
Hemichromis afer Gunther, 1894
Paratilapia afra (Gunther, 1894)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Tanzania; Malawi
Occurrence Native: Tanzania, Malawi
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
1
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
14m/sm+30st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image