| General information |
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Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger, 1837 |
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| Common name | South American lungfish |
| Synonyms |
Lepidosiren articulata Ehlers, 1894 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Dipnoi; Lepidosireniformes; Lepidosirenidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; French Guiana |
| Occurrence |
questionable: China; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: French Guiana |
| Importance |
Food |
| 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 |
38 |
| Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| 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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