| General information |
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Pimelodus blockii (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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| Common name | Bloch's catfish, Mandi |
| Valid name |
Pimelodus blochii Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Pimelodidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Ecuador; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana |
| Importance |
- |
| Remarks |
- |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Venezuela. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney tissue. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
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| Diploid chromosome number |
56 |
| Karyotype formula |
18m+16sm+10st+12a |
| Fundamental arm number |
100 |
| 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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