Opsodoras ternetzi
General information
 
Opsodoras ternetzi (Eigenmann, 1925)
 
 
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Doradidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Colombia; Peru
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Jari river, Xingu river, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
05 (03 males; 02 males)
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
44m+12sm+2a
Fundamental arm number
114
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs on single chromosome pair at distal position of long arm on submetacentric chromosomes. C-bands on single chromosome pair at centromeric region while two pairs on short arms.
Reference(s)
Milhomem SSR, de Souza ACP, Nascimento AL do, Carvalho JR Jr., Feldberg E, Pieczarka JC, Nagamachi CY (2008). Cytogenetic studies in fishes of the genera Hassar, Platydoras and Opsodoras (Doradidae, Siluriformes) from Jari and Xingu Rivers, Brazil. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 31(1): 256-260.