Cyphocharax modestus ';
General information
 
Cyphocharax modestus (Fernandez-Yepez, 1948)
 
 
Common nameSaguiru
Synonyms
Curimatorbis modestus (FernAndez-YEpez, 1948)
Curimata modesta (FernAndez-YEpez, 1948)
Cyphocharax modesta (FernAndez-YEpez, 1948)
Curimata gilberti (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Curimatus gilberti (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Pseudocurimata gilberti gilberti (non Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tres Bocas stream, Taquari stream, Tibagi, Agua da Florestra, Parana State, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
26 ( 16 males; 09 females; 1 unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
54m-sm
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs on terminal position of long arm of single chromosome pair (pair # 2) a submetacentric. Identical location by CMA3 and FISH with 18S rDNA probe, as in AgNOR.
Reference(s)
Rodrigo T, Gravena W, Carvalho K, Giuliano-Caetano L, Dias AL (2008). Karyotypic analysis in two species of fishes of the family Curimatidae: AgNO3, CM3 and FISH with 18S probe. Caryologia, 61(3): 211-215.