Characidium pterostictum
General information
 
Characidium pterostictum (Gomes, 1947)
 
 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Crenuchidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
Caintains mitotically unstable B chromosomes.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Betari River, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Renal tissue and gills.
Number of specimens with sex
-
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
32m+16sm+2a
Fundamental arm number
-
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
Showed ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
W and B chromosomes contained completely darkly C-banded. Additional distal C-band observed. Autosomes showed pericentromeric C-bands. Distal C-bands observed on short arm of submetacentric pair no. 22 and long arm of acrocentric pair no. 25.
Reference(s)
Pansonato-Alves JC, Serrano E´A, Utsunomia R, Camacho JPM, Costa Silva GJd, et al. (2014). Single origin of sex chromosomes and multiple origins of B chromosomes in fish genus Characidium. PLoS ONE 9(9): e107169. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107169.