Astyanax scabripinnis ';
General information
 
Astyanax scabripinnis L. Jenyns, 1842
 
 
Common namePiaba
Synonyms
Tetragonopterus scabripinnis Jenyns, 1842
Astyanax scabripinnis scabripinnis (Jenyns, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest) biome in Ribeirao Grande River, at municĂ­pio de Pindamonhangaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
122
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6m+22sm+10st+12a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
-
Reference(s)
Castro JP, Moura MO, Moreira-Filho O, Shibatta OA, Santos MH, Nogaroto V, Vicari MR, de Almeida MC, Artoni RF. (2014). Evidence of incipient speciation in Astyanax scabripinnis species complex (Teleostei: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(2): 429-438.