Hoplosternum litorale ';
General information
 
Hoplosternum litorale (Hancock, 1828)
 
 
Common nameAtipa
Synonyms
Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828
Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834
Hoplosternum laevigatum (Valenciennes, 1836)
Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855
Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858
Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872
Cataphractops melampterus (Cope, 1872)
Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913
Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940
Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum littoralis daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae.
Geographical distribution
-
Occurrence -
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
60
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
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.