Corydoras paleatus ';
General information
 
Corydoras paleatus (Jenyns, 1842)
 
 
Common namePeppered corydoras, Limpa-fundo
Valid name Corydoras paleatus (Jenyns, 1842)
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Aquarium
Remarks
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
12 males and 8 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. Additionally, a small submetacentric chromosome was marked with 18S rDNA signal on the long arm.
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.