Herotilapia multispinosa ';
General information
 
Herotilapia multispinosa (Gunther, 1867)
 
 
Common nameRainbow cichlid, Cholesca
Valid name Archocentrus multispinosus (Gunther, 1867)
Synonyms
Sparus trimaculatus Shaw, 1809
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Honduras; Hungary
Occurrence Native: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras
Introduced: Hungary
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Not reported
Source of chromosomes
Gills
Number of specimens with sex
17 (males-11; females-06)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
6m-sm+42st-t
Fundamental arm number
54
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH

Reference(s)
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of neotropical Cichlidae. Copeia 4:679-691.