General information |
Pseudobarbus phlegethon (Barnard, 1938) |
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Common name | Fiery redfin, Vurige rooivlerkie |
Synonyms |
Barbus phlegethon Barnard, 1938 Barbus phlegetun Barnard, 1938 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Endangered (EN) |
Habitat |
Freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
Geographical distribution |
South Africa |
Occurrence |
endemic: South Africa |
Importance |
Food/ornamental |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Thee river, South Africa |
Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
Number of specimens with sex |
05 (02 males; 02 females; 01 Unknown) |
Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
Karyotype formula |
14m+40sm+38st+8a |
Fundamental arm number |
192 |
Chromosome length |
Not reported |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
Reference |
Naran D, Skelton PH, Villet MH (2006). Karyology of the redfin minnows, genus Pseudobarbus Smith, 1841 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): one of the evolutionarily tetraploid lineages of South African barbines. African Zoology 41(2): 178- 182. |
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