Roeboides bonariensis ';
General information
 
Roeboides bonariensis (Steindachner, 1879)
 
 
Common nameCacunda
Valid name Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
Synonyms
Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
Epicyrtus microlepis Reinhardt, 1851
Epycirtus microlepis Reinhardt, 1851
Epicyrtus microlepis Kner, 1858
Anacyrtus bonariensis Steindachner, 1879
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; Venezuela; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Misidentification: Venezuela
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Miranda river (Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gill cells.
Number of specimens with sex
1 female
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Carvalho ML, Oliveira C, Navarrete MC, Froehlich O, Foresti F (2002). Nuclear DNA content determination in Characiformes fish (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 25(1): 49-55.