Prochilodus platensis ';
General information
 
Prochilodus platensis Holmberg, 1888
 
 
Common nameStreaked prochilod
Valid name Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
Paca lineatus Valenciennes, 1837
Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881
Prochilodus scrofu Steindachner, 1881
Salmo novemradiatus Larranaga, 1923
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Prochilodontidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Questionable: China
Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Seven localities of Paraná River basin, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Lymphocyte culture.
Number of specimens with sex
148
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
54m/sm
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands present in centromeric portion of all chromosomes, without differences between populations. AgNOR sites present on one block in long arm of one pair of submetacentric chromosome.
Reference(s)
Manolo Penitente M, Goes CAG, dos Santos RZ, Utsunomia R, Foresti F, Porto-Foresti F. (2025). Evolutionary dynamics of the B chromosomes in the fish species Prochilodus lineatus Valenciennes, 1837 of the Paraná River Basin. Comp. Cytogen., 19: 1–12.