| General information |
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Leporinus octofasciatus (Steindachner, 1917) |
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| Common name | Ferreirinha |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina |
| Remarks |
Secondary constriction observed in long arm of pair 2 along with a median one constriction. |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Hydroeletric Plat, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
| Source of chromosomes |
- |
| Number of specimens with sex |
9 (8 male, 1 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
54 |
| Karyotype formula |
32m+22sm |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
No sex chromosome difference encountered. |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Galetti Jr. PM, Foresti F, Bertollo LAC, Moreira-Filho 0. (1981). Karyotypic similarity in three genera (Leporinus, Leporellus and Schizodon) of the family Anostomidae (Pisces, Teleostei). Rev. Brasil. Genet., 4: 1 1-15. |
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