Ancistrus multispinis ';
General information
 
Ancistrus multispinis (Regan, 1912)
 
 
Common nameBarbadinho
Synonyms
Xenocara multispinis Regan, 1912
Ancistrus multispinus (Regan, 1912)
Hemiancistrus albocinctus Ahl, 1936
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 Endemic: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Itapocu river, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Gill and Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
28m/sm, 24st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
One subtelocentric pair with terminal AgNORs in the short arms.
Reference(s)
Alves AL, Oliveira C, Foresti F (2003). Karyotype variability in eight species of the subfamilies Loricariinae and Ancistrinae (Teleostei, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 56:1, 57-63.