| General information |
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Cynolebias bellottii (Steindachner, 1881) |
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| Common name | Argentine pearlfish, Pavito |
| Valid name |
Austrolebias bellottii (Steindachner, 1881) |
| Synonyms |
Austrolebias duraznensis (Garcia, Scvortzoff & Hernandez, 1995) Cynolebias affinis Amato, 1986 Cynolebias cyaneus (non Amato, 1987) Cynolebias duraznensis Reichert, 1992 Cynolebias mabelis Hoetmer, 1987 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Ovalentaria; Atherinomorphae; Cyprinodontiformes; Rivulidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Argentina; Uruguay |
| Occurrence |
native: Argentina; native: Uruguay |
| Importance |
Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Salto, Uruguay |
| Source of chromosomes |
Branchia,kidney,intestine,gonads |
| Number of specimens with sex |
07 males (Uruguay & Argentina) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m,sm+44st,a (Uruguay), 6m,sm+42st,a (Argentina) |
| Fundamental arm number |
52 (Uruguay), 54 (Argentina) |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-banding on single chromosome pair, NORs on two chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Garcia A, Scvortzoff E, Maspoli MC, Vaz-Ferreira R (1993). Analysis of karyotypic evolution in natural populations of Cynolebias (Pisces: Cyprin |ontiformes, Rivulidae) using banding techniques. Cytologia, 58: 85-94. |
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