Astyanax aff. bimaculatus ';
General information
 
Astyanax aff. bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameTwospot astyanax
Synonyms
Pseudomycterus maccullochi Ogilby, 1908
Salmo bimaculatus Linnaeus, 1758
Astianax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tetragonopterus maculatus Muller & Troschel, 1845
Tetragonopterus linnaei Valenciennes, 1850
Tetragonopterus gronovii Valenciennes, 1850
Tetragonopterus wappi Valenciennes, 1850
Tetragonopterus vittatus Castelnau, 1855
Poecilurichthys brevoortii Gill, 1858
Tetragonopterus bartlettii Gunther, 1866
Tetragonopterus orientalis Cope, 1870
Tetragonopterus bahiensis Steindachner, 1877
Astyanax bimaculatus borealis Eigenmann, 1908
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
-
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Contas river; Preto do Costa river; Orico river, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
19
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6M+28SM+12ST+4A
Fundamental arm number
92
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
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.