Hypostomus regani ';
General information
 
Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905)
 
 
Common nameCascudo-chita
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Piquiri River, PR, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
-
Number of specimens with sex
11 (5 male, 6 female).
Diploid chromosome number
72
Karyotype formula
12m+8sm+10st+42a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Multiple Ag-NORs located on terminal region of short arm of chromosome pairs 32 and 35.
Reference(s)
Bueno V, Venere PC, Zawadzki CH, Margarido VP (2013). Karyotypic diversification in Hypostomus Lacépede, 1803 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): biogeographical and phylogenetic perspectives. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries, 23: 103–112.