| General information |
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Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum (Gunther, 1867) |
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| Common name | Convict cichlid |
| Valid name |
Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Gunther, 1867) |
| Synonyms |
Herichthys centrarchus (Gill, 1877) Heros nigrofasciatus Gunther, 1867 Archocentrus nigrofasciatus (Gunther, 1867) Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum (Gunther, 1867) |
| 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 |
Japan; Philippines; Australia; Italy; USA; Mexico; Canada; Hawaii; Panama; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Reunion |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Japan; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Australia; introduced: Italy; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; not established: Canada; introduced: Hawaii; error: Panama; introduced: Puerto Rico; error: Costa Rica; error: Nicaragua; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: El Salvador; introduced: Reunion |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
13 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
8m/sm+40st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
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| 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 |
Laguna Rio Cuarto, San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
11 (06 males; 05 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4msm+44stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 |
| 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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