General information |
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| Conorhynchos conirostris (Valenciennes, 1840) | ||
| Common name | Pirá | |
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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; Siluriformes; Pimelodidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil |
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| Occurrence | Native: 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 | Tres Marias region; Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil | |
| Source of chromosomes | Not reported |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 16 (11 males; 03 females; 02 undetermined) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 60 |
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| Karyotype formula | 20m+18sm +10st +12a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 108 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | A single NOR system was found comprising the subtelocentric chromosomal pair. |
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| Reference(s) |
Affonso PRAM, Miranda VS, Medrado AS, Jacobina UP, Bitencourt JA, Almeida JS, Carneiro PLS (2007). Chromosomes in Focus: Basic Cytogenetics, Light Microscopy and the Case of Neotropical Fish. Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy (Mendez-Vilas A and Diaz J, Eds) pp 370-377. |
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