Astyanax abramis ';
General information
 
Astyanax abramis (Jenyns, 1842)
 
 
Common nameAcará-pixuma
Synonyms
Tetragonopterus abramis Jenyns, 1842
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; Peru; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Miranda river (Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gill cells.
Number of specimens with sex
4 (2 male, 2 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Carvalho ML, Oliveira C, Navarrete MC, Froehlich O, Foresti F (2002). Nuclear DNA content determination in Characiformes fish (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 25(1): 49-55.