Gymnotus sylvius
General information
 
Gymnotus sylvius Albert & Fernandes-Matioli, 19
 
 
Synonyms
-
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 Agua da Madalena - Botucatu-Sao Paulo River; Araqua – Botucatu-Sao Paulo River; Campo Novo- Bauru-Sao Paulo River; Mogi-Guacu - Pirassununga-Sao Paulo River, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
39
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
22m+12sm+6st
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
The C-banding technique revealed centromeric marks in all chromosomes. NORs were localised on pair 2 as revealed by silver staining and hybridization with 18S rDNA probes. The 5S rDNA probes revealed signals on one pair.
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.