Mimagoniates microlepis ';
General information
 
Mimagoniates microlepis (Steindachner, 1877)
 
 
Common nameBlue tetra, Lambari azul
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
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Bertioga, SP, Mongagua, SP; Itanhaem,SP; Peruibe SP; Jaquia SP; Pirabeiraba, SP, Barazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gills
Number of specimens with sex
22 males and 8 females
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
6m+20Sm+18st+8t
Fundamental arm number
96
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs on 2-4 pairs of chromosomes
Reference(s)
Guimaraes IN, de Almeida-Toledo LF, Oliveira C, Foresti F, S de Almeida Toledo Filho (1995). Cytogenetic studies of three species of Glandulocaudinae (Pisces, Characiformes, Characidae). Rev. Brasil. Genet. (Brazil. J Genetics), 18(2): 185-189.