| General information |
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Tetragonopterus chalceus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) |
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| Common name | Matupiri |
| Synonyms |
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| 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; Peru; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
São Francisco river (Três Marias, Minas Gerais), Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and gill cells. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 (2 male, 3 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
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| Chromosome length |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Carvalho ML, Oliveira C, Navarrete MC, Froehlich O, Foresti F (2002). Nuclear DNA content determination in Characiformes fish (Teleostei, Ostariophysi) from the Neotropical region. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 25(1): 49-55. |
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