Cichla piquiti ';
General information
 
Cichla piquiti (Kullander and Ferreira, 2006)
 
 
Common nameTucunaré
Synonyms
Nil
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Araguaia river, Sao Felix do Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
4
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
48st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11: 50.
Karyology remarks