General information
Loricaria carinata Castelnau, 1855  
   
Common nameAcari
Valid name Loricaria cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758  
Synonyms
Loricaria cirrhosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Loricaria setifera Lacepede, 1803
Loricaria dentata Shaw, 1804
Plecostomus flagellaris Gronow, 1854
Loricaria dura Bleeker, 1862
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution Brazil; Argentina; Venezuela; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana
Occurrence native: Brazil; misidentification: Argentina; native: Venezuela; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; 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 64
Karyotype formula 12M-SM+52ST-A
Fundamental arm number 76
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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