Astyanax scabripinnis ';
General information
 
Astyanax scabripinnis L. Jenyns, 1842
 
 
Common namePiaba
Synonyms
Tetragonopterus scabripinnis Jenyns, 1842
Astyanax scabripinnis scabripinnis (Jenyns, 1842)
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
Brazil; Argentina
Occurrence Native: Brazil, Argentina
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Paranapanema River, Botucatu, Sao Paulo,Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
Not reported
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8M+18SM+10ST+14A
Fundamental arm number
76
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding showed heterochromatin blocks on the long arms of chr. 14, 15,17 & 19-25.
Reference(s)
Daniel-Silva MFZ, Almeida Toledo LFD (2001). Chromosome R-banding pattern and conservation of a marker chromosome in four species, genus Astyanax (Characidae, Tetragonopterinae), Caryologia, 54 (3): 209-215.