Hemiodus ocellatus ';
General information
 
Hemiodus ocellatus (Vari, 1982)
 
 
Common nameJatuarana
Valid name Hemiodus argenteus Pellegrin, 1909  
Synonyms
Hemiodopsis microlepis (Kner, 1858)
Hemiodopsis argenteus (Pellegrin, 1909)
Hemiodopsis ocellata Vari, 1982
Hemiodus ocellatus (Vari, 1982)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Hemiodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Uatuma river, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
03 (01 male;02 females)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
26M+24SM+4ST
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs on terminal position of the long arm of large submetacentric chromosome pair
Reference(s)
Porto JIR, Feldberg E, Falcao JDN, Nakayama CM (1993). Cytogenetic studies in Hemiodidae (Ostariophysi, Characiformes) fishes from the Central Amazon. Cytologia, 58: 397-402.