Roeboides bonariensis ';
General information
 
Roeboides bonariensis (Steindachner, 1879)
 
 
Common nameCacunda
Valid name Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
Synonyms
Roeboides microlepis (Reinhardt, 1851)
Epicyrtus microlepis Reinhardt, 1851
Epycirtus microlepis Reinhardt, 1851
Epicyrtus microlepis Kner, 1858
Anacyrtus bonariensis Steindachner, 1879
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Venezuela; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Misidentification: Venezuela
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
52
Karyotype formula
34M-SM+18ST-A
Fundamental arm number
86
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.