Bryconamericus cf. ecai
General information
 
Bryconamericus cf. ecai (da Silva, 2004)
 
 
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
18S rDNA confirmed localization of NORs and evidenced extra cistrons in terminal region of short arm of acrocentric chromosomes pair 25, in both cases syntenic to 5S rDNA cistrons.
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Biguá Stream, Upper Uruguay River basin (State of Santa Catarina), Brazil.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
6 (1 male, 5 female)
Diploid chromosome number
52
Karyotype formula
10m+16sm+14st+12a
Fundamental arm number
92
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Single NORs located in terminal region of subtelocentric chromosomes pair 16. C-bands present in pericentromeric region of most chromosomes, interstitial in long arm of submetacentric chromosome pair 10 and terminal regions in metacentric chromosomes pairs 1 and 2 (both arms), submetacentric pair 10, subtelocentric pairs 14, 15 and 16, and acrocentric pairs 21, 24 and 26 (only in long arm for all).
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.