Apistogramma borellii ';
General information
 
Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906)
 
 
Common nameUmbrella cichlid, Cará
Synonyms
Heterogramma borellii Regan, 1906
Apistogramma borelli (Regan, 1906)
Heterogramma ritense Haseman, 1911
Heterogramma rondoni Miranda Ribeiro, 1918
Apistogramma aequipinnis Ahl, 1938
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Traumatogenic to humans
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Comprida lagoon, Aquidauana, MS, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
16m/sm+30st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11: 50.
Karyology remarks