General information |
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| Pimelodella kronei (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) | ||
| Common name | Ceguinho | |
| Synonyms |
Typhlobagrus kronei Miranda Ribeiro, 1907 Pimelodella lateristriga kronei (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) Caecorhamdella brasiliensis Borodin, 1927 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Data Deficient (DD) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heptapteridae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil |
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| Occurrence | Endemic: Brazil |
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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 | Bombas cave, Areias cave, Corrego Seco cave from the region of lporanga, State of Sao Paulo, in the Ribeira de lguape river basin,Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney; Testes |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 09 (03 males; 06 females) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 58 |
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| Karyotype formula | 27M-SM+2ST |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | C-bands were located in the pericentromeric region in most chromosomes; one small metacentric pair had heterochromatic short arms and the NOR bearing pair, a heterochromatic segment adjacent to the NORs |
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| Reference(s) |
Toledo LFA, Foresti F, Trajano E, Filho SAT (1992) Cytogenetic analysis of the Brazilian blind catfishPimelodella kronei and its presumed ancestor, P. transitoria, Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 45:3-4, 255-262. |
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