| General information |
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Serrasalmus nattereri (non Gunther, 1864) |
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| Common name | Red piranha |
| Valid name |
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 |
| Synonyms |
Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 Rooseveltiella nattereri (Kner, 1858) Pygocentrus altus Gill, 1870 Serrasalmo ternetzi Steindachner, 1908 Pygocentrus ternetzi (Steindachner, 1908) Serrasalmus ternetzi Steindachner, 1908 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Serrasalmidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
China; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Albania |
| Occurrence |
introduced: China; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; misidentification: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Albania |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Parana - Plata river basin, Argentina |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| 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. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Central Amazon at Catalao Lake, Marchantaria island, Anavilhanas and Uatuma River in Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+28sm+2st+10a |
| Fundamental arm number |
110 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Multiple Ag-NORs/ 18S rDNA sites on short arms of st/a chromosomes; the 5SrDNA sites on a single chromosome pair. Conspicuous centromeric C- band on metacentric pair 3. |
| Reference |
Nakayama CM, Feldberg E, Bertollo LAC (2012). Karyotype differentiation and cytotaxonomic considerations in species of Serrasalmidae (Characiformes) from the Amazon basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10(1): 53-58. |
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