Trachydoras paraguayensis ';
General information
 
Trachydoras paraguayensis (Eigenmann & Ward, 1907)
 
 
Common nameRique-rique
Synonyms
Hemidoras paraguayensis Eigenmann & Ward, 1907
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Doradidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Iguaçu River (downstream Iguaçu falls), Middle Paraná River basin, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
-
Number of specimens with sex
16 (7 male, 9 female)
Diploid chromosome number
56
Karyotype formula
36m+16sm+4st
Fundamental arm number
112
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Pale heterochromatic blocks found mainly in telomeric regions of some chromosomes. Additional interstitial C-band observed in p-arm of metacentric pair 8 and q-arm of metacentric pair 11, submetacentric pair 19, and subtelocentric pair 27. One pair NORs located interstitially in q-arm of metacentric pair 11 that corresponds to C-band positive block and 18S rDNA probe signals. 5S rDNA showed 2 syntenic signals in pericentromeric region of p-arm and interstitial-medial region of q-arm of pair 22.
Reference(s)
Baumgärtner L, Paiz LM, Margarido VP, Portela-Castro ALB (2016). Cytogenetics of the thorny catfish Trachydoras paraguayensis (Eigenmann & Ward, 1907), (Siluriformes, Doradidae): Evidence of pericentric inversions and chromosomal fusion. Cytogenet. Genome Res.,149: 201-206.