General information |
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| Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) | ||
| Common name | Pirapatinga | |
| Synonyms |
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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; Serrasalmidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Taiwan; Myanmar; Papua New Guinea; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Uruguay |
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| Occurrence | Introduced: China, Papua New Guinea Not established: Taiwan, Myanmar, Canada Native: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay Questionable: Argentina |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Venezuela. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney tissue. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | ||
| Diploid chromosome number | 54 |
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| Karyotype formula | 54m |
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| Fundamental arm number | 108 |
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| Chromosome length | ||
| Sex chromosome | ||
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | ||
| Reference(s) |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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