Cyphocharax platanus ';
General information
 
Cyphocharax platanus (Gunther, 1880)
 
 
Common nameBirú
Synonyms
Curimatus platanus Gunther, 1880
Curimata platana (Gunther, 1880)
Curimatorbis platanum (Gunther, 1880)
Curimatorbis platanus (Gunther, 1880)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Curimatidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Parana River, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cell or short term cell culture
Number of specimens with sex
1 female; 2 males
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
48M + 4SM+6ST
Fundamental arm number
116
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were present on one chromosome pair. C-banding analyses showed conspicuous heterochromatic blocks in all chromosomes with a predominance of large pericentromeric C-bands.
Reference(s)
Venere PC, Souza IL, Silva LKS, Dos Anjos MB, De Oliveira RR, Galetti Jr PM (2008). Recent chromosome diversification in the evolutionary radiation of the freshwater fish family Curimatidae (Characiformes). Journal of Fish Biology (2008) 72, 1976–1989.