Characidium gomesi ';
General information
 
Characidium gomesi Travassos, 1956
 
 
Common nameCanivete
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Crenuchidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Paiol Grande stream, Sao Bento of Sapucai, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
27 (11 males; 16 females)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
31m+19sm (Females); 32+18sm (Males)
Fundamental arm number
100
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Female karyotype shows a chromosome heteromorphism
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs are located in the single homologous pair no.18; natural triploidy (2n=3x=75) was also verified in a female specimen showing two Z and one W chromosomes
Reference(s)
Centofante L, Bertollo LAC, Filho OM (2001). Comparative cytogenetics among sympatric species of Characidium (Pisces, Characiformes). Diversity analysis with the description of a ZW sex chromosome system and natural triploidy.Caryologia,54(3): 253-260.