Hasemania nana ';
General information
 
Hasemania nana (Lütken, 1875)
 
 
Common nameSilvertip tetra, Piaba
Synonyms
-
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
Occurrence Native: Brazil
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Lake at the margins of the Sao Francisco River (Tres Marias, MG, Brazil)
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
17(08 males, 09 females)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
8m+42sm
Fundamental arm number
100
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Constitutive heterochromatin was detected in few chromosomes in pericentromeric region. Ag-NORs were located in a terminal position on short arm of submetacentric pair no. 7, adjacent to a heterochromatic region.
Reference(s)
Moreira PWA, Bertollo LAC, Moreira-Filho O (2007). Comparative cytogenetics between three Characidae fish species from the Sao Francisco river basin. Caryologia, 60(1-2): 64-68.