Hypostomus derbyi ';
General information
 
Hypostomus derbyi (Haseman, 1911)
 
 
Common nameCascudo
Synonyms
Hypostomus spiniger (Hensel, 1870)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Upper Iguacu river basin, Curitiba city, Parana, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney
Number of specimens with sex
05 (03 males; 02 females)
Diploid chromosome number
66
Karyotype formula
6m+10sm+20st+30a
Fundamental arm number
82
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not evident
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding revealed large heterochromatic blocks on some chromosome arms. Ag-NORs were detected on the short arm in up to two chromosome pairs and confirmed by FISH with the 18SrDNA probe
Reference(s)
Maurutto FAM, Manvailer LFS, Sczepanski TS, Cestari MM, Artoni RF (2012). Cytogenetic characterization of three allopatric species of Hypostomus Lacepede (1803) (Teleostei, Loricariidae), Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 65:4, 340-346.