Haplochromis obliquidens
General information
 
Haplochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
 
 
Synonyms
Ctenochromis obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
Tilapia obliquidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)
Hemitilapia bayoni Boulenger, 1908
Clinodon bayoni (Boulenger, 1908)
Tilapia nuchisquamulata (non Hilgendorf, 1888)
Chromis obliquidens Hilgendorf, 1888
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Tanzania; Kenya; Uganda
Occurrence Native: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
96
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
12m/sm+32st/a, 1B or 2B
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 4 chromosome pairs (st/a)
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