General information
Hypostomus regani (Ihering, 1905)  
   
Common nameCascudo-chita
Synonyms

IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Occurrence native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Uruguay
Importance Food/ornamental
Karyological information
Record 1
Geographical area of study Mogi-GuaCu river, Pirassununga,Mogi-GuaCu river basin, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Not reported
Number of specimens with sex 10 (08 male; 02 female)
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 6m+6sm+32st+28a
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH NORs occurred on the short arms of two subtelocentric chromosomal pairs
Reference Martinez ERM, Zawadzki CH,Foresti F, Oliveira C (2011). Cytogenetic analysis of five Hypostomus species (Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Genetics and Molecular Biology, 34(4): 562-568.
Record 2
Geographical area of study Ivai river, municipality of Floresta, Parana State, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Not reported
Number of specimens with sex 04 (02 males; 02 females)
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 12m+14sm+26st+20a
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH NORs were present on 2 pairs.
Reference Artoni RF, Bertollo LAC (1996). Cytogenetic studies on Hypostominae (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Considerations on karyotype evolution in the genus Hypostomus., Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 49:1, 81-90.
Record 3
Geographical area of study Upper Parana basin, Piracicaba and Mogi Guau rivers, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Source of chromosomes Kidney
Number of specimens with sex 11 (07 males; 04 females)
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 10m+ 20sm + 42st/a
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH AgNOR present on 2 chromosomes at la/t positions.
Reference Artoni RF, Bertollo LAC (1996). Cytogenetic studies on Hypostominae (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae). Considerations on karyotype evolution in the genus Hypostomus., Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 49:1, 81-90.
Record 4
Geographical area of study Ivaí river, Floresta municipality, Paraná State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes -
Number of specimens with sex 4 (2 male, 2 female).
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 12m+14sm+26st+20a
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Multiple NORs with stained regions found on short arms of subtelocentric chromosome pairs 12 & 19.
Reference Endo KS, Martinez ERM, Zawadzki CH, Paiva LRS, Júlio Júnior HF (2012). Karyotype description of possible new species of the Hypostomus ancistroides complex (Teleostei: Loricariidae) and other Hypostominae. Acta Sci Biol Sci, 34(2): 181–189.
Record 5
Geographical area of study Piquiri River, PR, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes -
Number of specimens with sex 11 (5 male, 6 female).
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 12m+8sm+10st+42a
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Multiple Ag-NORs located on terminal region of short arm of chromosome pairs 32 and 35.
Reference Bueno V, Venere PC, Zawadzki CH, Margarido VP (2013). Karyotypic diversification in Hypostomus Lacépede, 1803 (Siluriformes, Loricariidae): biogeographical and phylogenetic perspectives. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries, 23: 103–112.
Record 6
Geographical area of study Araqua´ river, Botucatu, Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes Kidney
Number of specimens with sex 8 (5 male, 3 female)
Diploid chromosome number 72
Karyotype formula 12m+18sm+26st+16a
Fundamental arm number -
Chromosome length -
Sex chromosome -
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH Two subterminal Ag-NORs on long arm of 35th and 36th acrocentric chromosome pairs.
Reference Alves AL, Oliveira C, Nirchio M, Granado A, Foresti F (2006). Karyotypic relationships among the tribes of Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of XO sex chromosome system in a Neotropical fish species. Genetica, 128: 1-9.
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