Rhamdia branneri ';
General information
 
Rhamdia branneri Haseman, 1911
 
 
Common nameSouth American catfish
Valid name Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heptapteridae.
Geographical distribution
Mexico; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Panama; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; Belize; El Salvador; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Native: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Reservoir of the Segredo Hydroelectrical Plant in the region of Guarapuava, (River Iguacu basin) PR, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells
Number of specimens with sex
13 (10 males;03 Females)
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
36M+14SM+4ST+4A
Fundamental arm number
112
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C band pattern in Rhamdia branneri was characterized by heterochromatin blocks in the telomeric region of pairs 5, 9 and 24 and by strong marking in the short arm of pair 29. NORs in the short arm of two chromosome pair
Reference(s)
Ida H, Oka N,Terashima H, Hayashizaki K (1993). Karyotypes and cellular DNA contents of three species of the family Scombridae from Japan. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi, 59(8):1319-1323.