Hypostomus ancistroides ';
General information
 
Hypostomus ancistroides (Ihering, 1911)
 
 
Common nameCascudo bugio
Synonyms
Ophiocephalus studeri Volz, 1903

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
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Araqua´ river, Botucatu, Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
9 (4 male, 5 female)
Diploid chromosome number
68
Karyotype formula
18m+10sm+12st+28a
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
A subterminal Ag-NORs on short arm of 6th metacentric chromosome pair and two subterminal Ag-NORs on short arm of 13th and 14th submetacentric chromosome pairs.
Reference(s)
Alves AL, Oliveira C, Nirchio M, Granado A, Foresti F (2006). Karyotypic relationships among the tribes of Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of XO sex chromosome system in a Neotropical fish species. Genetica, 128: 1-9.