General information |
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| Leporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837) | ||
| Common name | Piapara | |
| Synonyms |
Curimatus obtusidens Valenciennes, 1837 Leporinus silvestrii Boulenger, 1902 Leporinus aguapeiensis Amaral Campos, 1945 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay |
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| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Parana - Plata river basin, Argentina | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | Not reported |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 26M+27SM+1ST (H) 26M+28SM) (M) |
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| Fundamental arm number | 107 (H); 108 (M) |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | ||
| Reference(s) |
Fenocchio AS, Pastori MC, Roncati HA, Filho OM, Bertollo LAC (2003). A Cytogenetic Survey of the Fish Fauna from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(2): 197-204. |
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