Gymnotus arapaima
General information
 
Gymnotus arapaima Albert & Crampton, 2001
 
 
Valid name Gymnotus arapaima Albert & Crampton, 2001 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Gymnotiformes; Gymnotoidei; Gymnotidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Floodplain channels and lakes in the Mamiraua´ Sustainable Development Reserve (Mamiraua´ Reserve), Amazonas, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
kidney
Number of specimens with sex
12 (10 males and 2 females)
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
24 m/sm+20st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
The constitutive heterochromatin was present in the pericentromeric regions of the majority of the chromosome pairs. The Ag-NORs, CMA3 positive sites and 18S rDNA sites were located on the short arms of pair 19.
Reference(s)
Milhomem SSR, Crampton WGR, Pieczarka JC, Silva DDS, Cardoso AL, da Silva PC, de Oliveira JA, Nagamachi CY (2012). Chromosomal and electric signal diversity in three sympatric electric knifefish species (Gymnotus, Gymnotidae) from the Central Amazon Floodplain. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 22: 485–497.