General information |
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| Sciades herzbergii (Bloch, 1794) | ||
| Common name | Pemecou sea catfish, Bagre-juba | |
| 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; Siluriformes; Ariidae |
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| Geographical distribution | Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Aruba; Curaçao Island; Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Occurrence | Native: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana Misidentification: Aruba, Curaçao Island, Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Importance | - |
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| Remarks | - |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Isla Margarita, Nova Esparta, Venezuela | |
| Source of chromosomes | - |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 8 (unsexed) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 56 |
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| Karyotype formula | 14m+20sm+18st+4t |
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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 | Multiple Ag-NORs were found on short arms of two large-sized subtelocentric chromosome pairs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Nirchio M, Martinez ERM, Foresti F and Oliveira C. (2010). Cytogenetic analysis of three sea catfish species (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Ariidae) with the first report of Ag-NOR in this fish family. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 33(2): 262-265. |
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