Pimelodus maculatus ';
General information
 
Pimelodus maculatus Lacepede, 1803
 
 
Common nameMandi
Synonyms
Pimelodus clarias maculatus Lacepede, 1803
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Pimelodidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Paraguai River, in Corumbia/ MS, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
07 (04 male; 03 female)
Diploid chromosome number
56
Karyotype formula
Not reported
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR signal present at terminal position in a pair of st chromosome at long arm. CMA3 staining corresponded with AgNOR sites. One chromosome pair contained 18S rDNA signal.
Reference(s)
Souza L, Swarca AC, Dias A L (2004). Analysis of the nucleolus organizer regions in 5 species of the genus Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), using AgNO3, CMA3 and FISH with the 18S rDNA probe. Caryologia, 57(2): 144-150.