| General information |
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Conorhynchos conirostris (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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| Common name | Pirá |
| Synonyms |
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| 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 |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Tres Marias region; Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
16 (11 males; 03 females; 02 undetermined) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+18sm +10st +12a |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
A single NOR system was found comprising the subtelocentric chromosomal pair. |
| Reference |
Affonso PRAM, Miranda VS, Medrado AS, Jacobina UP, Bitencourt JA, Almeida JS, Carneiro PLS (2007). Chromosomes in Focus: Basic Cytogenetics, Light Microscopy and the Case of Neotropical Fish. Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy (Mendez-Vilas A and Diaz J, Eds) pp 370-377. |
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