| General information |
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Pimelodella kronei (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) |
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| Common name | Ceguinho |
| Synonyms |
Typhlobagrus kronei Miranda Ribeiro, 1907 Pimelodella lateristriga kronei (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907) Caecorhamdella brasiliensis Borodin, 1927 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Data Deficient (DD) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Heptapteridae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil |
| Occurrence |
endemic: Brazil |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Bombas cave, Areias cave, Corrego Seco cave from the region of lporanga, State of Sao Paulo, in the Ribeira de lguape river basin,Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney; Testes |
| Number of specimens with sex |
09 (03 males; 06 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
58 |
| Karyotype formula |
27M-SM+2ST |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
C-bands were located in the pericentromeric region in most chromosomes; one small metacentric pair had heterochromatic short arms and the NOR bearing pair, a heterochromatic segment adjacent to the NORs |
| Reference |
Toledo LFA, Foresti F, Trajano E, Filho SAT (1992) Cytogenetic analysis of the Brazilian blind catfishPimelodella kronei and its presumed ancestor, P. transitoria, Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics, 45:3-4, 255-262. |
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