| General information |
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Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858 |
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| Common name | Catirina |
| Synonyms |
Pygocentrus melanurus Kner, 1860 Serrasalmus aesopus Cope, 1872 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Serrasalmidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Uruguay |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Uruguay |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Central Amazon at Catalao Lake, Marchantaria island, Anavilhanas and Uatuma River in Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
Not reported |
| Diploid chromosome number |
60 |
| Karyotype formula |
24m+20sm+4st+12a |
| Fundamental arm number |
108 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Multiple Ag-NORs/ 18S rDNA sites on short arms of st/a chromosomes; the 5SrDNA sites on a single chromosome pair. Conspicuous centromeric C- band on metacentric pair 7. |
| Reference |
Nakayama CM, Feldberg E, Bertollo LAC (2012). Karyotype differentiation and cytotaxonomic considerations in species of Serrasalmidae (Characiformes) from the Amazon basin. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10(1): 53-58. |
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