Hypostomus regani ';
General information
 
Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905)
 
 
Common nameCascudo-chita
Synonyms

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; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Upper Parana basin, Piracicaba and Mogi Guau rivers, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
11 (07 males; 04 females)
Diploid chromosome number
72
Karyotype formula
10m+ 20sm + 42st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNOR present on 2 chromosomes at la/t positions.
Reference(s)
Artoni RF, Bertollo LAC (1996). Cytogenetic studies on Hypostominae (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Considerations on karyotype evolution in the genus Hypostomus., Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 49:1, 81-90.