General information |
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| Prochilodus platensis Holmberg, 1888 | ||
| Common name | Streaked prochilod | |
| Valid name | Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837) | |
| Synonyms |
Paca lineatus Valenciennes, 1837 Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881 Prochilodus scrofu Steindachner, 1881 Salmo novemradiatus Larranaga, 1923 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Prochilodontidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay |
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| Occurrence | Questionable: China Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay |
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| Importance | Food/Ornamental |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Mogi-Guacu River, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Lymphocyte culture. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 275 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 54m/sm |
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| Fundamental arm number | - |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Ag-NOR marks observed on long arms of second largest pair of metacentric chromosomes, with size polymorphism between homologous chromosomes. Conspicuous C-heterochromatin blocks observed on centromeric regions of standard complement and all supernumerary chromosomes proved to be entirely heterochromatic. |
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| Reference(s) |
Voltolin TA, Senhorini JA, Oliveira C, Foresti F, Bortolozzi J, Porto-Foresti F. (2009). Cytogenetic markers in wild population of Curimbata (Prochilodus lineatus) from Mogi-Guacu River. Cytologia 74(3): 281–287 |
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