| General information |
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Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock, 1828) |
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| Common name | Atipa |
| Synonyms |
Callichthys littoralis Hancock, 1828 Callichthys laevigatus Valenciennes, 1834 Hoplosternum laevigatum (Valenciennes, 1836) Callichthys albidus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys subulatus Valenciennes, 1840 Callichthys chiquitos Castelnau, 1855 Hoplosternum stevardii Gill, 1858 Callichthys melampterus Cope, 1872 Cataphractops melampterus (Cope, 1872) Hoplosternum schreineri Miranda Ribeiro, 1911 Cascadura maculocephala Ellis, 1913 Hoplosternum shirui Fowler, 1940 Hoplosternum littorale daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoplosternum littoralis daillyi Hoedeman, 1952 Hoplosternum thoracatum cayennae Hoedeman, 1961 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
USA; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago |
| Occurrence |
introduced: USA; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Trinidad and Tobago |
| Importance |
Food/Ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Pirassununga, SP, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney and gills |
| Number of specimens with sex |
02 females |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
4M +4SM+52A |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs were located on the long arm of medium sized M pair; Small C- bands on centromeric region of a few chromosomes 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. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
6m+2sm+2st+50a |
| Fundamental arm number |
70 |
| Chromosome length |
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| Sex chromosome |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
Nirchio M, Rossi AR, Foresti F, Oliveira C (2014). Chromosome evolution in fishes: a new challenging proposal from Neotropical species. Neotropical Ichthyology, 12(4): 761-770. |
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