Hemisorubim platyrhynchos ';
General information
 
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840)
 
 
Common namePorthole shovelnose catfish, Bico de pato
Synonyms
Platystoma platyrhynchos Valenciennes, 1840
Hemisorubim platyrhynchus (Valenciennes, 1840)
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; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
Questionable: Uruguay
Importance
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Parana River, Corrientes State, Argentina; Miranda River, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Source of chromosomes
Blood culture
Number of specimens with sex
15 (males-08; females-05; undetermined- 02)
Diploid chromosome number
56
Karyotype formula
22m+16sm+10st+8a
Fundamental arm number
94
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs were located terminally on the short arm of a subtelocentric pair that was confirmed by CMA3 and FISH with 18S rDNA probes. C- banding and RE (AluI) banding revealed small amount of heterochromatin in chromosomes.
Reference(s)
Swarca AC, Sanchez S, Dias AL, Fenocchio AS (2013). Cytogenetics of the Porthole Shovelnose Catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840) (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), a widespread species in South American rivers. Comparative Cytogenetics, 7(2): 103–110.