General information |
Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
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Common name | Duckbill catfish, Bico de pato |
Synonyms |
Silurus lima Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Platystoma lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Sorubim infraoculare Spix, 1829 Silurus gerupensis Natterer, 1858 Platystoma luceri Weyenbergh, 1877 Sorubim latirostris Miranda Ribeiro, 1920 |
IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
Freshwater |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Pimelodidae. |
Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay |
Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; 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 |
56 |
Karyotype formula |
Not reported |
Fundamental arm number |
86 |
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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