Pimelodella meeki ';
General information
 
Pimelodella meeki Eigenmann, 1910
 
 
Common nameMandi
Synonyms
Pimelodella eigenmanni Meek, 1905
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heptapteridae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Endemic: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tibagi River at Limoeiro; Couro do Boi River (CB); Gabriel da Cunha River, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
84 (26 males; 16 females; 01 unidentified)
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
30M+12SM+4ST
Fundamental arm number
92
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs were located at terminal regions of the short arm of an SM pair; CMA3 evidenced bright signals coincident with the AgNORs; The FITC signals appeared on one single chromosome pair, and no detectable polymorphism was observed between homologue chromosomes
Reference(s)
Vidotto AP, Swarca AC, Fenocchio AS, Dias AL (2003). Cytogenetic Studies in Three Pimelodella meeki Populations (Pisces, Pimelodidae) from Tibagi River Basin (Brazil). Journal of Heredity, 95(6):517-520.