Brachychalcinus retrospina
General information
 
Brachychalcinus retrospina (Boulenger, 1892)
 
 
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; Characidae.
Geographical distribution
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Occurrence -
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Angelim River, Upper Paraguay Basin, Nova Olímpia, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney cells.
Number of specimens with sex
10 (5 male, 5 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
16m+24sm+6st+4a
Fundamental arm number
96
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
AgNORs detected in subtelocentric chromosome pair 21.
Reference(s)
Krinskia D, Miyazawa CS (2012). First description of the karyotype and Ag-NORs localization of Brachychalcinus retrospina (Pisces: Characidae: Stethaprioninae) from Upper Paraguay Basin, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Caryologia: International Journal of Cytology, Cytosystematics and Cytogenetics , 65(1): 82–85.