| General information |
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Pterophyllum scalare (Schultze, 1823) |
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| Common name | Freshwater angelfish, Scalaire |
| Synonyms |
Neetroplus fluviatilis Meek, 1912 Zeus scalaris Schultze, 1823 Platax scalaris Cuvier, 1831 Plataxoides dumerilii Castelnau, 1855 Pterophyllum dumerilii (Castelnau, 1855) Pterophyllum eimekei Ahl, 1928 |
| 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 |
Canada; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Fiji |
| Occurrence |
not established: Canada; native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Guyana; introduced: Suriname; native: French Guiana; introduced: Fiji |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Petshop, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m/sm+42st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
rDNA sites on 2 chromosome pairs (m/sm) |
| 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 |
03 (01 male; 02 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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