General information |
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| Bryconamericus aff. Iheringii (Boulenger, 1887) | ||
| Common name | Tetra | |
| Synonyms |
Lophiosilurus agassizi Steindachner, 1880 Tetragonopterus iheringii Boulenger, 1887 Bryconamericus iheringi (Boulenger, 1887) Tetragonopterus pliodus Cope, 1894 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | - |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Characiformes; Characidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | - |
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| Occurrence | - | |
| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Iguaçu River, Lower Iguaçu River basin (State of Paraná), Brazil. | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney. |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 4 (1 male, 3 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 52 |
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| Karyotype formula | 10m+10sm+16st+16a |
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| Fundamental arm number | 88 |
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| Chromosome length | - |
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| Sex chromosome | - |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Single Ag-NOR present in terminal region of short arm of acrocentric chromosomes pair 22, and confirmed by 18S rDNA-FISH. C-banding showed heterochromatin in pericentromeric region of almost all chromosomes, in addition to revealing conspicuous blocks in terminal region of chromosome pairs corresponding to NORs. |
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| Reference(s) |
Prestes AB, Nardelli A, Paiz LM, Gavazzoni M, Margarido VP. (2019). Cytogenetic markers as tools in delimiting species of the highly diverse Neotropical fish Bryconamericus (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 17(3): e190057. |
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