| General information |
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Pimelodella meeki Eigenmann, 1910 |
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| Common name | Mandi |
| Synonyms |
Pimelodella eigenmanni Meek, 1905 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| 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 |
Tibagi River at Limoeiro; Couro do Boi River (CB); Gabriel da Cunha River, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
84 (26 males; 16 females; 01 unidentified) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
30M+12SM+4ST |
| Fundamental arm number |
92 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
AgNORs were located at terminal regions of the short arm of an SM pair; CMA3 evidenced bright signals coincident with the AgNORs; The FITC signals appeared on one single chromosome pair, and no detectable polymorphism was observed between homologue chromosomes |
| Reference |
Vidotto AP, Swarca AC, Fenocchio AS, Dias AL (2003). Cytogenetic Studies in Three Pimelodella meeki Populations (Pisces, Pimelodidae) from Tibagi River Basin (Brazil). Journal of Heredity, 95(6):517-520. |
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