Schizodon borellii ';
General information
 
Schizodon borellii (Boulenger, 1900)
 
 
Common namePiava
Synonyms
Anostomus borellii Boulenger, 1900
Schizodon borelli (Boulenger, 1900)
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
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
54M-SM
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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.