| General information |
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Apistogramma borellii (Regan, 1906) |
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| Common name | Umbrella cichlid, Cará |
| Synonyms |
Heterogramma borellii Regan, 1906 Apistogramma borelli (Regan, 1906) Heterogramma ritense Haseman, 1911 Heterogramma rondoni Miranda Ribeiro, 1918 Apistogramma aequipinnis Ahl, 1938 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Remarks |
Traumatogenic to humans |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Comprida lagoon, Aquidauana, MS, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
5 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m/sm+30st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11: 50. |
| Karyology remarks |
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| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
01 male |
| Diploid chromosome number |
38 |
| Karyotype formula |
22msm+16stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
60 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691. |
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