Trichomycterus areolatus
General information
 
Trichomycterus areolatus (Valenciennes, 1846)
 
 
Synonyms
Pygidium marmoratum (Philippi, 1866)
Trichomycterus areolatum Valenciennes, 1846
Trichomycterus marmoratus Philippi, 1866
Trichomycterus tigrinus Philippi, 1866
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Data Deficient (DD)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Trichomycteridae
Geographical distribution
Chile
Occurrence Endemic: Chile
Importance
Fisheries of no interest
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tijeral and Huilma rivers in Southern Chile, South America
Source of chromosomes
Bronchial epithelium of the fishes
Number of specimens with sex
25 (04 male; 04 female;17 unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
44m + 8sm + 2st
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Colihueque N, Corrales O, Parraguez M (2006). Karyotype and Nuclear DNA Content of Trichomycterus areolatus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 29 (2): 278-282.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image