Hypostomus nigromaculatus
General information
 
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (Schubart, 1964)
 
 
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lapa Stream, Ipeúna city, São Paulo, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
26 (13 female, 13 male)
Diploid chromosome number
76
Karyotype formula
12m+22sm+30st+12a
Fundamental arm number
140
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR present on terminal position of long arm of acrocentric pair 33. C-bands located in terminal and centromeric portions of few chromosome pairs, there was overlapping between hetero­chromatic sites and NORs. 18S rDNA FISH signals also present on acrocentric pair 33. 5S rDNA present on pair 2, with an interstitial marking on short arm.
Reference(s)
Traldi JB, Blanco DR, Vicari MR, Martinez JF, Lui RL, Barros AV, Artoni RF, Moreira-Filho O (2013). Chromosomal diversity in Hypostomus (Siluriformes, Loricariidae) with emphasis on physical mapping of 18S and 5S rDNA sites. Genetics and Molecular Research, 12 (1): 463-471.