Netuma barba
General information
 
Netuma barba (Lacépéde, 1803)
 
 
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
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Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Ariidae
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
19th sm pair was heteromorphic for the males.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Estuarine region, Cananéia Coast, São Paulo, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
20 (11 male, 9 female)
Diploid chromosome number
56
Karyotype formula
18m+18sm+18st+2t
Fundamental arm number
92
Chromosome length
Length ranged 6.29 to 1.81 µm.
Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Gomes V, Phan VN, Passos MJAC (1994). Karyotypes of three species of marine catfishes from Brazil. Bolm Inst Oceanogr USP 42: 55-61.