Symphysodon aequifasciatus ';
General information
 
Symphysodon aequifasciatus (Pellegrin, 1904)
 
 
Common nameBlue discus, Acará disco
Synonyms
Pterophillum eimekei Ahl, 1928
Symphysodon discus var. aequifasciata Pellegrin, 1904
Symphysodon aequifasciatus aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904
Symphysodon aequifasciata Pellegrin, 1904
Symphysodon aequifasciata haraldi Schultz, 1960
Symphysodon haraldi Schultz, 1960
Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi Schultz, 1960
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
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Guyana; Suriname
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Colombia, Peru
Introduced: Guyana, Suriname
Importance
Food/sports
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Not reported
Source of chromosomes
Gill
Number of specimens with sex
02 (01 male;01 female)
Diploid chromosome number
60
Karyotype formula
58msm+2stt
Fundamental arm number
118
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691.