| General information |
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Herotilapia multispinosa (Gunther, 1867) |
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| Common name | Rainbow cichlid, Cholesca |
| Valid name |
Archocentrus multispinosus (Gunther, 1867) |
| Synonyms |
Sparus trimaculatus Shaw, 1809 |
| 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 |
Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Honduras; Hungary |
| Occurrence |
native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Honduras; introduced: Hungary |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
17 (males-11; females-06) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
48 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m-sm+42st-t |
| Fundamental arm number |
54 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Thompson KW (1979). Cytotaxonomy of 41 species of neotropical Cichlidae. Copeia 4:679-691. |
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