General information
Hoplosternum litorale (Hancock, 1828)  
   
Common nameAtipa
Synonyms
Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828
Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834
Hoplosternum laevigatum (Valenciennes, 1836)
Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840
Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855
Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858
Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872
Cataphractops melampterus (Cope, 1872)
Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911
Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913
Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940
Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum littoralis daillyi Hoedeman, 1952
Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae.
Geographical distribution -
Occurrence -
Importance Food/Ornamental
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Parana - Plata river basin, Argentina
Source of chromosomes Kidney
Number of specimens with sex Not reported
Diploid chromosome number 60
Karyotype formula Not reported
Fundamental arm number Not reported
Chromosome length Not reported
Sex chromosome Not reported
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference Fenocchio AS, Pastori MC, Roncati HA, Filho OM, Bertollo LAC (2003). A Cytogenetic Survey of the Fish Fauna from Argentina. Caryologia, 56(2): 197-204.
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