Fluviphylax zonatus ';
General information
 
Fluviphylax zonatus Costa, 1996
 
 
Common nameBarrigudinho
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Atherinomorpha; Cyprinodontiformes; Poeciliidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lake, collecting water from Taruma river, near Manaus, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Maceration of individuals
Number of specimens with sex
37(07 males;06 females;24 interminated)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
4m+8sm+22st+14a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
1.47 to 3.06
Sex chromosome
No sex chromosome deffierentiation
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Constitutive heterochromatin detected in pericentromeric region in majority of the chromosomes. The heterochromatin occupied entire short arms of all chromosomes, with the exception of 1st and 6th pairs. Also, in the 1st pair the constitutive heterochromatin was bitelomeric and in the 6th additional marks was found in long arms.
Reference(s)
Souza ER, Ribeiro LB, Feldberg E, Farias IP, Hrbek T, Gross MC (2011) Comparative cytogenetics of two of the smallest Amazonian fishes: Fluviphylax simplex Costa, 1996 and Fluviphylax zonatus Costa, 1996 (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae). Comparative Cytogenetics 5(5): 411-422.