| General information |
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Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) |
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| Common name | Pacu caranha |
| Synonyms |
Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887) Myletes mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887 Myletes edulis Castelnau, 1855 Myletes mitrei Berg, 1895 Colossoma mitrei (Berg, 1895) Colosoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942 Colossoma canterai Devincenzi, 1942 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Serrasalmidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Uruguay |
| 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 |
54 |
| 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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