Gymnotus pantherinus
General information
 
Gymnotus pantherinus (Steindachner, 1908)
 
 
Synonyms
Giton fasciatus pantherinus Steindachner, 1908
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Gymnotiformes; Gymnotoidei; Gymnotidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Aguapeu - Mongagua-Sap Paulo River, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
05
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
32m+18sm+2st
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
The C-banding technique revealed centromeric marks in all chromosomes. NORs were localised on first chromosome pair, as revealed by silver staining and hybridization with 18S rDNA probes. The 5S rDNA probes revealed signals on two pairs
Reference(s)
Scacchetti PC,Pansonato-Alves JC , Utsunomia R, Oliveira C, Foresti F (2011).Karyotypic diversity in four species of the genus Gymnotus Linnaeus, 1758 (Teleostei, Gymnotiformes, Gymnotidae):physical mapping of ribosomal genes and telomeric sequences. Comparative Cytogenetics, 5(3):223–235.