Hyphessobrycon anisitsi ';
General information
 
Hyphessobrycon anisitsi (Eigenmann, 1907)
 
 
Common nameBuenos Aires tetra
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Cambe stream, Londrina/Tibagi river basin/PR, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Air drying technique and lymphocyte culture
Number of specimens with sex
13 (06 males; 07 females)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
18m+10sm+6st+16a
Fundamental arm number
84
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding pericentromeric and terminal; AgNOR at 3 chromosome pairs; FISH showed variation of ribosomal sites.
Reference(s)
Mendes MM, Rosa R da, Caetano LG, Dias AL(2011). Karyotype diversity of four species of the incertae sedis group (Characidae) from different hydrographic basins: analysis of AgNORs, CMA3 and 18S rDNA. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10 (4): 3596-3608.