Hypomasticus copelandii
General information
 
Hypomasticus copelandii (Steindachner, 1875)
 
 
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; Characiformes; Characoidei; Anostomidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
Microsatellite (CA)15 signals detected in both arms of all chromosomes, while microsatellite (GA)15 showed same pattern with the exception of submetacentric pair 18 that showed signals in interstitial region of short arm.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Glória (Paraíba do Sul River Basin), Itabapoana (Itabapoana River Basin), Matipó (Doce River Basin) and Mucuri (Mucuri River Basin) rivers, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
16 (7 male, 9 female)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
28m+26sm
Fundamental arm number
108
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
No heteromorphic sex chromosomes detected.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NOR located at terminal region of chromosome pair 4. 18S rDNA signals detected at terminal region of chromosome pair 4. 5S rDNA signals detected at interstitial region of chromosome pair 8.
Reference(s)
Salgado FS, Cunha MS, Melo S, Dergam JA (2021) Cytogenetic analysis of Hypomasticus copelandii and H. steindachneri: relevance of cytotaxonomic markers in the Anostomidae family (Characiformes). CompCytogen 15(1): 65–76.