Pseudotocinclus tietensis ';
General information
 
Pseudotocinclus tietensis (Ihering, 1907)
 
 
Common nameCascudinho
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Endemic: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tiete River at Paranapiacaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gills
Number of specimens with sex
9 males and 4 females
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
26m+20sm+6st ( plus 1m/sm in male and 1sm/sm in female)
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
XX/XY
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs was located interstitially on the long arm of largest metacentric pair.
Reference(s)
Andreata AA, de Almeida-Toledo LF, Oliveira C, de Almeida Toledo Filho S (1992). Chromosome studies in Hypoptopomatinae (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae): I. XX/XY sex chromosome heteromorphism in Pseudotocinclus tietensis. Cytologia, 57: 369-372.