Lepidosiren paradoxa ';
General information
 
Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837
 
 
Common nameSouth American lungfish
Synonyms
Lepidosiren articulata Ehlers, 1894
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Dipnoi; Lepidosireniformes; Lepidosirenidae.
Geographical distribution
China; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; French Guiana
Occurrence Questionable: China
Native: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana
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
38
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.