Characidium zebra ';
General information
 
Characidium zebra (Eigenmann, 1909)
 
 
Common namePiquira
Synonyms
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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; Colombia; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Questionable: Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Jatai Reservoir, Luis Antonio; Passa Cinco river, Ipeuna and Piracicaba river, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Cephalic portion of kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
55 (19 male, 36 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
32m+18sm
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR bearing chromosome numbers ranged from 2 to 3. C-band positive sites found on centromeric and telomeric regions of some chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Miyazawa CS, Galetti Jr. PM. (1994). First cytogenetical studies in Characidium species (Pisces: Characiformes, Characidiinae). Cytologia, 59: 73-79.