Hyphessobrycon luetkenii ';
General information
 
Hyphessobrycon luetkenii (Boulenger, 1887)
 
 
Common nameLambari
Synonyms
Tetragonopterus luetkenii Boulenger, 1887
Hyphessobrycon luetkeni (Boulenger, 1887)
Hemigrammus anisitsi Eigenmann, 1907
Hemigrammus caudovittatus Ahl, 1923
Hyphessobrycon erythrurus Ahl, 1928
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Saco da Alemoa, Maquine/Tramandai basin Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Air drying technique and lymphocyte culture
Number of specimens with sex
18 (03 males; 07 females; 08 unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
6m+8sm+36a
Fundamental arm number
64
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding pericentromeric; AgNOR at 2-9 chromosomes; FISH revealed 12 ribosomal sites.
Reference(s)
Mendes MM, Rosa R da, Caetano LG, Dias AL(2011). Karyotype diversity of four species of the incertae sedis group (Characidae) from different hydrographic basins: analysis of AgNORs, CMA3 and 18S rDNA. Genetics and Molecular Research, 10 (4): 3596-3608.