Parodon tortuosus ';
General information
 
Parodon tortuosus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
 
 
Common nameCanivete
Valid name Parodon nasus Kner, 1859 
Synonyms
Parodon tortuosus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
Parodon tortuosus tortuosus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
Parodon gestri Boulenger, 1902
Apareiodon pirassunungae Amaral Campos, 1945
Parodon tortuosus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
Parodon tortuosus tortuosus Eigenmann & Norris, 1900
Parodon gestri Boulenger, 1902
Apareiodon pirassunungae Amaral Campos, 1945
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Parodontidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Passa-Cinco river (Upper Parana river basin)
Source of chromosomes
Not reported
Number of specimens with sex
Males-8; females- 14
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
48M/SM +6ST
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-bands on pericentrmeric and telomeric region of some chromosmes; NORs were found terminally on 25th pair by silver staining and FISH with 18S rDNA probes
Reference(s)
Bellafronte E, Margarido VP, Moreira-Filho O (2005). Cytotaxonomy of Parodon nasus, and Parodon tortuosus (Pisces, Characiformes). A case of synonymy confirmed by cytogenetic analyses. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 28(4): 710-716.