Kronichthys lacerta
General information
 
Kronichthys lacerta (Nichols, 1919)
 
 
Synonyms

Kronichthys lacerta (Nichols, 1919)
Plecostomus lacerta Nichols, 1919
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Acungui River (PR), Ribeira River Basin, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
35 (17 males; 18 females)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
22m+22sm+10st
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
ZZ/ZW
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Heterochromatin located at pericentromeric region of chromosomes 12, 23 and 25, at distal region of pair 23 and in faint blocks of other chromosomes. A heterochromatin heteromorphism was observed on long arms of just one homologue of the pair 24, restricted to females, suggesting the presence of a ZZ/ZW sex chromosome system. AgNOR located at interstitial region on long arms of the st pair 23. The 18S and 5S rDNAs were located in syntenic and adjacent. rDNA present in st pair 23, with interstitial 18S rDNA and distal 5SrDNA on long arms.
Reference(s)
Ziemniczak K , Barros AV ,Rosa KO , Nogaroto V , Almeida MC,Cestari MM, Filho OM , Artoni RF, Vicari MR (2012). Comparative cytogenetics of Loricariidae (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes): Emphasis in Neoplecostominae and Hypoptopomatinae, Italian Journal of Zoology, 79:4, 492-501.