Pterygoplichthys anisitsi ';
General information
 
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903
 
 
Common nameSnow pleco
Synonyms
Ancistrus anisitsi (Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution
India; USA; Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Introduced: India, USA
Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Água Boa stream,Iguatemi River, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
4(2 male and 2 female).
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
14m+26sm+8st+4a
Fundamental arm number
100
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs located in subtelomeric position on long arm of ac­rocentric chromosome pair 9. Heterochromatic blocks evident at telomeric regions in chromosome pairs 17, 25 and 26. CMA3 signals found in telomeric regions of some chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Fernandes CA, Alves DS, Guterres AR, Martins-Santos IC (2015). Cytogenetic analysis of two locariid species (Teleostei, Siluriformes) from Iguatemi River (Parana River drainage) in Brazil. Comparative Cytogenetics 9(1): 67–78.