Pseudotropheus tropheops
General information
 
Pseudotropheus tropheops (Regan, 1922)
 
 
Valid name Tropheops tropheops (Regan, 1922)
Synonyms
Pseudotropheus tropheops tropheops Regan, 1922
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Vulnerable (VU)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Israel; Malawi
Occurrence Introduced: Israel
Endemic: Malawi
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
1
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
14m/sm+30st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156.