Hoplosternum littorale ';
General information
 
Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828)
 
 
Common nameAtipa
Synonyms
Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828
Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834
Hoplosternum laevigatum (Valenciennes, 1836)
Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855
Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858
Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872
Cataphractops melampterus (Cope, 1872)
Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913
Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940
Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum littoralis daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae.
Geographical distribution
USA; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Introduced: USA
Native: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Food/Ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney and gills
Number of specimens with sex
02 females
Diploid chromosome number
60
Karyotype formula
4M +4SM+52A
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
NORs were located on the long arm of medium sized M pair; Small C- bands on centromeric region of a few chromosomes pairs
Reference(s)
Oliveira C, Almeida-Toledo LF, Mori L, Toledo-Filho SA (1993). Cytogenetic and DNA content in six genera of the family Callichthyidae (Pisces, Siluriformes). Caryologia ,46(2-3): 171-188.