Ancistrus abilhoai
General information
 
Ancistrus abilhoai (Bifi et al., 2009)
 
 
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; Loricariidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
18S and 5S rDNA probes showed adjacent co-localization on short arms of submetacentric chromosomal pair 13.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Iguaçu River in municipality of União da Vitória, Paraná State and Timbó River, a tributary of Iguaçu River, in municipality of Santa Cruz do Timbó, Santa Catarina State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Anterior kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
23 (19 male, 4 female)
Diploid chromosome number
48
Karyotype formula
22m+14sm+6st+6a
Fundamental arm number
90
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
C-banding restricted to centromeric region on all chromosomes, in telomeric region of chromosome pair 24, and in the extension of short arm of chromosome pair 13.
Reference(s)
Ribeiro MO, Noleto RB, Lorscheider CA, Porto FE, Prizon AC, Zawadzki CH, Oliveira LC, Castro ALBP (2015). Cytogenetic description of Ancistrus abilhoai (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from Iguaçu River basin, southern Brazil. Genetics and Molecular Research, 14(2): 4051-4057.