| General information |
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Acarichthys heckelii (Muller & Troschel, 1849) |
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| Common name | Threadfin acara, Acará |
| Synonyms |
Hemiodus kappleri Gunther, 1868 Acara heckelii Muller & Troschel, 1849 Acarichthys heckeli (Muller & Troschel, 1849) Acarichthys heckelli (Muller & Troschel, 1849) Geophagus thayeri Steindachner, 1875 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Guyana |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Guyana |
| Importance |
Food/Sports |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gill |
| Number of specimens with sex |
02 males |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6msm+42stt |
| Fundamental arm number |
54 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs on terminal position of the long arm of large submetacentric chromosome (17th) pair |
| Reference |
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of Neotropical Cichlidae. 4:679-691. |
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