| General information |
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Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) |
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| Common name | Leopard pleco, Bode cacunda |
| Valid name |
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Loricariidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+24sm+8st |
| Fundamental arm number |
104 |
| 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. |
| Record 2 |
| Geographical area of study |
Orinoco river, Caicara del Orinoco, Bolivar, Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
9 (5 male, 4 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
52 |
| Karyotype formula |
20m+24sm+8st |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
One subterminal Ag-NORs on short arm of 21st submetacentric chromosome pair. |
| Reference |
Alves AL, Oliveira C, Nirchio M, Granado A, Foresti F (2006). Karyotypic relationships among the tribes of Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) with description of XO sex chromosome system in a Neotropical fish species. Genetica, 128: 1-9. |
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