Gymnocorymbus ternetzi ';
General information
 
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)
 
 
Common nameBlack tetra
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Philippines; Thailand; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia
Occurrence Questionable: Philippines
Introduced: Thailand, Colombia
Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
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
5 (2 male, 3 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
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.