Cyphocharax platanus ';
General information
 
Cyphocharax platanus (Gunther, 1880)
 
 
Common nameBirú
Synonyms
Curimatus platanus Gunther, 1880
Curimata platana (Gunther, 1880)
Curimatorbis platanum (Gunther, 1880)
Curimatorbis platanus (Gunther, 1880)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Curimatidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
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
58
Karyotype formula
52M-SM+6ST
Fundamental arm number
110
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.