Cyphocharax modesta
General information
 
Cyphocharax modesta (Fernández-Yépez, 1948)
 
 
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; Curimatidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Paranapanema and Tietê Rivers, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cell
Number of specimens with sex
39 (21 male, 18 female)
Diploid chromosome number
54
Karyotype formula
54m/sm
Fundamental arm number
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Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
No chromosome differences among male and female species.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Ag-NORs, CMA3 and 18S rDNA signals localized at terminal region of long arm of large metacentric chromosome pair 2. Heterochromatin blocks seen on several centromeric and a few telomeric regions. Conspicuous heterochromatic blocks visualized on long arm of chromosome pair 2.
Reference(s)
De Rosa, LVS, Foresti F, Martins C, Oliveira C, Sobrinho PE, Wasko AP (2007). Cytogenetic analyses of two Curimatidae species (Pisces; Characiformes) from the Paranapanema and Tietê Rivers. Braz. J. Biol., 67(2): 333-338.