| General information |
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Corydoras aeneus (Gill, 1858) |
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| Common name | Bronze corydoras, Bronze catfish |
| Synonyms |
Hoplosoma aeneum Gill, 1858 Callichthys aeneus (Gill, 1858) Corydoras aeheus (Gill, 1858) Corydoras aenaeus (Gill, 1858) Corydoras microps Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 Corydoras venezuelanus Ihering, 1911 Corydoras macrosteus Regan, 1912 Corydoras schultzei Holly, 1940 Corydoras schulzei Holly, 1940 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Philippines; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Philippines; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; introduced: Hawaii; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Botucatu, SP, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
11 (06 males; 05 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
24M+22SM |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs are located in the terminal position on the short arm of a large A pair; Large heterochromatic blocks on all chromosome pairs |
| Reference |
Oliveira C, Almeida-Toledo LF, Mori L, Toledo-Filho SA (1993). Cytogenetic and DNA content in six genera of the family Callichthyidae (Pisces, Siluriformes). Caryologia ,46(2-3): 171-188. |
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