Prochilodus platensis ';
General information
 
Prochilodus platensis Holmberg, 1888
 
 
Common nameStreaked prochilod
Valid name Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms
Paca lineatus Valenciennes, 1837
Prochilodus scrofa Steindachner, 1881
Prochilodus scrofu Steindachner, 1881
Salmo novemradiatus Larranaga, 1923
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Prochilodontidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Questionable: China
Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/Ornamental
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.