Corydoras ehrhardti
General information
 
Corydoras ehrhardti (Steindachner, 1910)
 
 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
FISH with 18S & 5S rDNA probes showed a syntenic location on terminal and proximal positions of long arm of metacentric pair 3. Telomeric probe (TTAGGG)n showed uniform signals on telomeres of all chromosomes.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Upper Tibagi river basin (Lagoa Dourada, Ponta Grossa, State of Parana, Brazil)
Source of chromosomes
Number of specimens with sex
9 males; 10 females
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
18M+ 26SM
Fundamental arm number
88
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
The constitutive heterochromatin was distributed in large heterochromatic blocks in the pericentromeric region in homologous chromosomes. The silver-stained nucleolar organizer regions (Ag-NORs) were evident in a single metacentric pair in a terminal position of the long arm and confirmed by in situ hybridization with 18S rDNA probes.
Reference(s)
Artoni RF, Terêncio ML, Vicari MR, Matiello MCA, Cestari MM and Bertollo LAC (2006). Cytogenetics of two sympatric Corydoras species (pisces, siluriformes, challichtyidae) of Southern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 66(1b): 29-41.