Cynolebias prognathus ';
General information
 
Cynolebias prognathus (Amato, 1986)
 
 
Common nameKillifish
Valid name Austrolebias prognathus (Amato, 1986)
Synonyms
Megalebias wolterstorffi (Ahl, 1924)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Cyprinodontiformes; Rivulidae.
Geographical distribution
Uruguay
Occurrence Endemic: Uruguay
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study La Salina,Uruguay
Source of chromosomes
Branchia,kidney,intestine,gonads
Number of specimens with sex
03 (02 males, 01 female)
Diploid chromosome number
36
Karyotype formula
12m,sm+24st,a
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding on three chromosome pairs, NORs on three chromosome pairs
Reference(s)
Garcia A, Scvortzoff E, Maspoli MC, Vaz-Ferreira R (1993). Analysis of karyotypic evolution in natural populations of Cynolebias (Pisces: Cyprin |ontiformes, Rivulidae) using banding techniques. Cytologia, 58: 85-94.