Abramites hypselonotus ';
General information
 
Abramites hypselonotus (Gunther, 1868)
 
 
Common nameMarbled headstander, Piau-tambaqui
Synonyms
Leporinus hypselonotus Gunther, 1868
Abramites hypselonotus hypselonotus (Gunther, 1868)
Leporinus salarii Holmberg, 1887
Leporinus solarii Holmberg, 1891
Abramites solarii (Holmberg, 1891)
Abramites microcephalus Norman, 1926
Abramites ternetzi Norman, 1926
Abramites hypselonotus ternetzi (Norman, 1926)
Leporinus nigripinnis Meinken, 1935
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Parana-Plata River Basin, Argentina.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
30M+22SM+2ST
Fundamental arm number
106
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Not reported
Reference(s)
Fenocchio AS, Pastori MC, Roncati HA, Filho OM, Bertollo LAC (2003). A cytogenetic survey of the fish fauna from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(2): 197-204.