Pimelodus argenteus ';
General information
 
Pimelodus argenteus Perugia, 1891
 
 
Common nameBagre
Synonyms
-
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Paraguai River, in Corumbia/ MS, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
18 (16 males; 02 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 short 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.