Brycon amazonicus ';
General information
 
Brycon amazonicus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
 
 
Common nameJatuarana
Synonyms
Chalceus amazonicus Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Chalceus carpophaga Valenciennes, 1850
Brycon carpophagus (Valenciennes, 1850)
Brycon longiceps Steindachner, 1879
Brycon siebenthalae Eigenmann, 1912
Brycon pellegrini Holly, 1929
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Bryconinae; Bryconidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela; Guyana; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana
Misidentification: Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Laguna de Castilleros, Caicara del Orinoco, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
10 (05 males; 05 females)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
22m+14sm+14st
Fundamental arm number
100
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding revealed heterochromatin distribution in only seven chromosome pairs; AgNO3 staining revealed signals in the terminal region of long arms of the second pair of subtelocentric chromosomes;FISH with 18S rDNA probes confirmed fluorescent signals located in the terminal region of the long arms of pair 13
Reference(s)
Mariguela TC, Nirchio M, Ron E, Gaviria JI, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2010).Cytogenetic characterization of Brycon amazonicus (Spixet Agassiz, 1829) (Teleostei: Characidae) from Caicara del Orinoco, Venezuela.Comparative Cytogenetics, 4(2):185-193.