Parodon hilarii ';
General information
 
Parodon hilarii Reinhardt, 1867
 
 
Common nameCanivete
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Parodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Sao Francisco River, near Tres Marias, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
12 males and 14 females
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
Male: 32m+22sm; Female: 31m+22sm+1st
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
ZZ/ZW
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding revealed small heterochromatic blocks on all the chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Moreira-Filho O, Bertollo LAC, Galetti Jr. PM (1993). Distribution of sex chromosome mechanisms in neotropical fish and description of a ZZ/ZW system in Parodon hilarii (Parodontidae). Caryologia, 46 (2-3): 115-125.